Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d14-5024-726c-9783-c4cedae6ec0d/specialist-education-framework-phase-1-independent-non-maintained-special-scho awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Specialist Education Framework Phase 1 - Independent Non-Maintained Special Schools Lots 1 and 2 [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council) Estimated value £250,000,000 Published 16 Nov 2023 Deadline Closed 20 Dec 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 Nottinghamshire County Council ('the Council') are running an open tender process to establish a new framework under which the Council are looking to commission Independent non-maintained special schools (INMSS) and Post-16 (where the provision is delivered in house by the school) for the provision of specialist school placements for pupils who are not attending mainstream or maintained schools and who have an Education Health Care (EHC) Plan.\\r \\r The establishment of a framework agreement for INMSS is the first phase of the recommissioning of the Specialist Education provision for the Council as set out in the Vision document. Ultimately the framework will be extended to include Alternative Education Provision and Post-16 institutions (e.g., further education colleges that are not part of the INMSS), that will be the second/third phases of the recommissioning project and new procurement processes will be run at later dates which are yet to be decided.\\r \\r A Framework Agreement is an agreement between the contracting authority and one or more Service Providers, the purpose of which is to establish the terms governing contracts to be awarded during a given period.\\r \\r This initial phase of the framework will have two lots under which the Council can make specialist school placements. In Lot 1 commissioners will put in place block contracts with providers and Lot 2 will see the establishment of an approved provider list.\\r \\r The Framework Agreement will commence from the 1st of April 2024, "call-off" contracts under Lot 2 may commence from the 1st of April 2024, however the earliest date "call-off" contracts can commence under Lot 1 is the 1st of September 2024.\\r \\r There is potential to extend this Framework Agreement for up to a further 6 years in increments of 24 months.\\r Please read all the tender documents. If you have any questions, please submit them through\\r the procurement portal using the messaging facility.\\r \\r To register your interest in this tender and to view the tender documents, the tender is\\r published on [eastmidstenders.org//r](https://www.eastmidstenders.org/%5Cr) \\r Reference DN694393\\r \\r The closing date for all tenders is the 20th of December 2023 at 16:30.\\r \\r Please note that a standstill period of 10 days will commence from the notification of the\\r contract award. Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f2aa9fd1-b650-4eca-9d4c-7fc2d55d79c1) 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. 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