Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-4544-714a-b864-b84518825e5b/open-light-touch-framework-for-independent-and-alternative-education-support-for Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon [Devon County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/devon-county-council) Estimated value £613,990,000 Published 28 Sept 2026 Deadline 22 days left 10 Nov 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Split into 4 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - 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 Devon 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 1 a - 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 1 b - 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 2 a - 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 2 b - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting. ## CPV classification Education and training services Health and social work services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-077b9f-2026-09-28T14:34:52+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-077b9f-2026-09-28T14:34:52+01:00) 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 Devon County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/devon-county-council) [Sector More Education & training tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) ## More tenders like this [Inclusion Services Framework - 369-NYC-CY · The North Yorkshire Council · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-e27a-7188-9f1a-c703713811cf/inclusion-services-framework-369-nyc-cy) [Interim Tuition Open Framework · East Riding of Yorkshire Council · 1047 days left · 31 Aug 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb6-05fd-70c6-85ad-4232b850d8f8/interim-tuition-open-framework) [Extension of existing Alternative Education Rolling Select List · Suffolk County Council · 285 days left · 31 Jul 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb8-90ac-71f2-928d-ce26fca48ef1/extension-of-existing-alternative-education-rolling-select-list) [25013 Flexible Learning Support Framework - Round 2 · Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · 73 days left · 30 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be5-eec4-71b0-8c75-9e2e016cff5f/25013-flexible-learning-support-framework-round-2) [CS0877 South West & South Central Flexible Framework for Independent/ Non-Maintained Special Schools · Wiltshire Council · 73 days left · 31 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e28-0ed3-721e-bbb9-94a3f5769f53/cs0877-south-west-south-central-flexible-framework-for-independent-non-mainta) [Alternative (education) Provision in Nottinghamshire · Nottinghamshire County Council · 73 days left · 31 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e26-1b54-72fc-92dd-0a3438a6ee32/alternative-education-provision-in-nottinghamshire)