Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb3-d0a2-7361-9212-e7a3e6f8826a/cs1966-district-specialist-centre-dsc-windmill-hill-tidworth closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # CS1966 District Specialist Centre (DSC) Windmill Hill, Tidworth [Wiltshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wiltshire-council) Estimated value £1,239,642 Published 20 Feb 2025 Deadline Closed 17 Apr 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Wiltshire Council are seeking a provider to deliver a Specialist Early Years Setting in Tidworth. The District Specialist Centres (DSC) Service is a service commissioned by Wiltshire Council to provide specialised support for Early Years children with SEND. This service is to help ensure that children in Wiltshire achieve the best outcomes for them. Support is provided in the DSC setting and by working in partnership with mainstream Early Years settings, Portage and other partners in the council and in the community. DSCs through in reach and outreach will provide support to Early Years settings to help children with SEND to access a place in a mainstream setting. The services will operate term-time only, 38 weeks a year in line with Wiltshire school terms. The length of contract is five years with the option to extend for a further 4 years. The Service will operate from The Windmill Hill Centre in Tidworth and the lease for this building is offered as part of the contract. The service will: • Provide each child at least 5 hours of sessions each week • Provide in reach, outreach and workshops • Support parent carers to help enable their child(ren) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to realise their potential.  • Support children and their parent carers to be included within their mainstream provision within their local community where possible.  • Work closely with local authority teams and other organisations supporting early years children and their families to maximise efficiencies and reduce any possible duplication of work.  • Work with Wiltshire Council officers and other organisations to help ensure all early year's staff from settings that seek your support feel confident that they can support a child with SEND to access and enjoy their early years setting.   • Empower parents to become independent in supporting their children's educational, health and social needs.  Read full description ## CPV classification Primary education services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/470a8ee0-e003-4ceb-ac90-8022d72b7c9b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Wiltshire Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/wiltshire-council) [Sector More Education & training tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) ## More tenders like this [The Provision of SNCO Engineering Foundation Degree Scheme Runn · Ministry of Defence · 30 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4839-7070-a162-5e7441d93f13/the-provision-of-snco-engineering-foundation-degree-scheme-runn) [Training services – Conception et animation de formations à l’immobilier et mise à disposition de modules d'autoformation en ligne au profit de l’Institut de la Gestion Publique et du Développement Économique, destinées à professionnaliser les agents de l’État et des organismes publics. · Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de la souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique · 24 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0c51-72fb-bad6-941822fbc6b7/france-training-services-conception-et-animation-de-formations-a-limmobilie) [Education and training services – Mezőgazdaság és erdészet ágazat képzései 27314\_3. · Büntetés-végrehajtás Országos Parancsnoksága · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-c383-73d0-b7cc-8114e67ab766/hungary-education-and-training-services-mezogazdasag-es-erdeszet-agazat-kepz) [Adult and other education services – REZ BBSAT 45ind IdAP JC Berlin Tempelhof-Schöneberg · Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Regionales Einkaufszentrum BB/SAT · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0fee-72bf-8b28-73966c957633/germany-adult-and-other-education-services-rez-bbsat-45ind-idap-jc-berlin-te) [Vocational training services – impartición de nueve acciones formativas de formación profesional PARA EL empleo EN EL centro público de formación profesional PARA EL empleo “punta europa” de algeciras (cádiz). modalidad presencial Y teleformación · Delegación Territorial de Empleo, Empresa y Trabajo Autónomo, y de Inteligencia Artificial, Desarrollo Digital y Administración Pública en Cádiz · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-d368-7182-ae9d-2b2242df78fa/spain-vocational-training-services-imparticion-de-nueve-acciones-formativas) [Vocational training services – Formation obligatoire des assistant(e)s maternel(le)s agréé(e)s-. · Département de l'Aisne · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1ece-7277-a173-7f2908586c38/france-vocational-training-services-formation-obligatoire-des-assistantes)