Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme

A Prior Information Notice
by TORBAY COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£3M
Sector
PROFESSIONAL
Published
31 Jan 2025
Delivery
To 05 Feb 2030 (est.)
Deadline
03 Mar 2025 12:00

Concepts

Location

Torbay:

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Description

Whilst the majority of children and young people will access their education within a registered school, for some with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) this is not appropriate. When the local authority is in agreement that education within a school is not appropriate to be able to support the needs of the child or young person, an arrangement can be agreed for them to access their education elsewhere by a different service. Historically, Torbay Council has taken an ad-hoc approach to this where the provision is spot-purchased on a case-by-case basis. Due to this ad-hoc arrangement and the increasing need for children and young people to receive their education via (Education other than at Schools) EOTAS, it has caused a fragmented system where there is no package offer available for families to understand what EOTAS could look like for their child and inconsistencies have been experienced. Therefore, the purpose of this procurement exercise is to establish a holistic EOTAS Programme where a child or young person accessing the provision has a consistent journey with defined outcomes, families can, at a glance, understand what the EOTAS provision will look like for their child and will increase the overall sustainability of EOTAS delivery within Torbay. The EOTAS Programme will compromise of 4 Lots: Lot 1 Core Curriculum Education Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood Lot 3a Aspiration Framework; and Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework

Lot Division

1 Core Curriculum Education
  • Value: £1M

This Lot will include core curriculum education to form part of the child’s entire package with the focus on English, Maths, Science with ICT skills being incorporated. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A1 and B. There will be a maximum of one (1) supplier who will be awarded a contract under this Lot.
2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood
  • Value: £462K

This Lot will include working with children on their barriers to education, emotional regulation, social, life and independence skills. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A2 and B. There will be a maximum of one (1) supplier who will be awarded a contract under this Lot.
3 Lot 3a Aspiration Framework
  • Value: £616K

Lot 3a will be a framework of providers capable of providing broad and varied areas of interest to support the child’s learning and development. It is expected that a child receiving support through Lot 1 and Lot 2 will access at least one provider on Lot 3a. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A3 and B. There will be a maximum of ten (10) suppliers who will be awarded a place on the framework.
4 Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework
  • Value: £308K

Lot 3b will be a framework of providers capable of providing therapeutic support for pupils who are experiencing challenges in accessing an education programme. It is expected that this framework will be accessed where a child eligible of receiving an EOTAS package requires therapeutic work to support them in their readiness to access Lot 1 and Lot 2 or where they need additional emotional wellbeing support throughout the duration of the programme. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A4 and B. There will be a maximum of five (5) suppliers who will be awarded a place on the framework.

CPV Codes

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80100000 - Primary education services
  • 80200000 - Secondary education services
  • 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85323000 - Community health services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the tender documents, the Authority is providing the documents in PDF format in the Opportunities Area of the ProContract e-Tendering Portal at: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ In order to access amendable versions of the documents and submit a response, Applicants must be registered as Suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the Word and Excel format documents for completion and submission.

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