Official UK procurement notice
Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon
Authority: Devon County Council (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDevon County Council will be setting up an open framework (Framework Three) for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon. The framework will comprise the following Lots:
Lot 1a - Pre-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent schools, independent special schools or non-maintained special
schools.
Lot 1b - Post-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan(EHCP) with independent post-16 settings and independent special post-16 settings schools and colleges.
Lot 2a - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support which form part of an educated other than at school (EOTAS) which has been named within a child or young person's statutory Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Lot 2b - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 20 Sept 2027, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: Not applicable
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 11 mo from 28 Jan 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 10 Dec 2033
Published description of the framework
An 'open framework' is a scheme of successive frameworks awarded on substantially the same terms. New providers can Bid and be added each time the framework is reopened. The existing framework ends and a new framework begins after each reopening process.
In compliance with Section 49 of the Act an Open Framework must re-open at least once during the first three (3) years and then at least once during the following five (5) year period.
Each time a Framework is reopened for Bids, this will be known as an Entry Point. The Framework Agreements entered into after each Entry Point will be known by the successive Framework number. e.g. the initial Framework linked to Entry Point 1 will be
known as Framework One, the subsequent Framework linked to Entry Point 2 will be known as Framework Two and so on.
After this Entry Point it is anticipated that there will be one (1) Entry Point in each of the following years as from 2025 for the duration of the Open Framework. However, the Authority reserves the right to have more Entry Points at its discretion. A Tender Notice will be published on the Platform each time the Framework is re-opened.
Existing Providers who were previously appointed onto one or more Lot(s) of the Open Framework will automatically be appointed onto the subsequent Framework(s) and will not need to take any action in response to the re-opening of the Framework unless:
- they choose to submit a new Bid in response to an Entry Point, or
- they request in writing that the Authority does not appoint them onto one or more Lot(s) of the new Framework following the re-opening of an Entry Point
Bidders who are successful in a bid will be appointed onto the open framework by entering into a Framework Agreement, with Devon County Council (DCC)
Placements and packages of work under any of the Lots will then be awarded via a mini
competition process or a direct award. A full explanation of the processes can be found within the Framework Agreement. Please note that DCC cannot give any guarantee of business or of the actual value of any Contracts awarded under the Framework. Usage and values of Contracts may be affected by the implementation of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). Further information on LGR can be found in the ITT document
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Pre-16 Education PlacementsPublished value£357,063,000
Pre-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent schools, independent special schools or non-maintained special schools
Lot #2Post-16 Education PlacementsPublished value£163,437,000
Post-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent post-16 settings and independent special post-16 settings schools and
colleges.
Lot #3Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS)Published value£59,179,170
Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support which form part of an educated other than at school (EOTAS) which has been named within a child or young person's statutory Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Lot #4Alternative Education Provision (Reintegration)Published value£34,310,830
Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality
- “Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Devon County Council buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
Devon County Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered. 529 known-location awards sit across 48 procurements, so one procurement can dominate this percentage.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 54 days of the bid deadline.
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4–60% / 26%
7+100% / 66%
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Lot #1Pre-16 Education PlacementsCPV 85Published estimate£357m
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIRONA THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP CIOEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| ESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICESEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2a. Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS) | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| United ResponseEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 1b. Post-16 Education Placements | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Prospero Group LtdEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Network Healthcare ProfessionalsEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Young DevonSME | £9.8m7 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 3 live · £4.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £2.1m9 awards in 36m · last 18 months ago | 4 live · £4.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £17m51 awards in 36m · last this month | 3 live · £2.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
Family ActionLarge | £24m37 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 21 live · £22m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
| £187k12 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 12 live · £210m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=2 |
Lot #2Post-16 Education PlacementsCPV 85Published estimate£163m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 85. The comparison uses that group.
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1 bid1%
2–33%
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7+94%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIRONA THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP CIOEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| ESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICESEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2a. Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS) | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| United ResponseEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 1b. Post-16 Education Placements | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Prospero Group LtdEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Network Healthcare ProfessionalsEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Young DevonSME | £9.8m7 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 3 live · £4.8m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £2.1m9 awards in 36m · last 18 months ago | 4 live · £4.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £17m51 awards in 36m · last this month | 3 live · £2.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
Family ActionLarge | £24m37 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 21 live · £22m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
| £187k12 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 12 live · £210m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=2 |
Lot #3Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS)CPV 85Published estimate£59m
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1 bid1%
2–34%
4–63%
7+92%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| SIRONA THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP CIOEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| ESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICESEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2a. Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS) | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| United ResponseEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 1b. Post-16 Education Placements | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Prospero Group LtdEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Network Healthcare ProfessionalsEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Home Group LtdLarge | £34m46 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 14 live · £9.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 |
| £17m51 awards in 36m · last this month | 3 live · £2.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
Family ActionLarge | £24m37 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 21 live · £22m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
| £11m5 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £10m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 | |
| £2.0m5 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 7 live · £43m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 |
Lot #4Alternative Education Provision (Reintegration)CPV 85Published estimate£34m
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1 bid1%
2–36%
4–64%
7+89%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| SIRONA THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP CIOEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| ESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICESEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2a. Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS) | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| United ResponseEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 1b. Post-16 Education Placements | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Prospero Group LtdEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Network Healthcare ProfessionalsEarlier contract | Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devonstarted Dec 2025 | Lot 2b Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Home Group LtdLarge | £34m46 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 14 live · £9.9m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 |
| £11m5 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £10m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 | |
| £2.0m5 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 7 live · £43m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £187k12 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 12 live · £210m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=2 | |
| £109k13 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 8 live · £204m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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88% title match.
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88% title match.
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The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (88% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon, winner not published; the published contract ends 7 Dec 2026.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 20 Sept 2027
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
CP2491-24- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091483- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b9fFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Appointment period ends
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions must be made via the Supplying the South West tendering portal. www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
Further information regarding submissions can be viewed in Section 5 (Submission Instructions) of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.
Timeline
28 Sept 2026 → 28 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published28 days ago28 Sept 2026, 14:34 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 8 days3 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 15 days · period end, not a bid countdown10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 57 days22 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 93 days28 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Sept 2026, 14:34 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender