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Independent Specialist Education and Inclusion Framework

Leicester City Council · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

All Local Authorities (LA) have a requirement to ensure that all Children and Young People (CYP) have access to Education Provision. Leicester City Council is committed to finding placements for CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) within Leicester City. The provision is maintained by the Local Authority or Local Academies. At times, the Local Authority does need to source provision from Independent Providers. This transparency notice is to inform about the LA’s strategy towards commissioning High Needs placements from Independent Providers from 2026 onwards. This includes processes for Commissioning and Procurement, Funding, and Sufficiency. The proposed SCE0043 Independent Specialist Education and Inclusion Framework will comprise of five lots: Lot 1, School-Based Specialist Provision (INMSS); Lot 2, Specialist Post-16 Provision; Lot 3, Online-Only Provision; Lot 4, Alternative Provision (AP); and Lot 5, Tuition and Inclusion Services. This proposed lot structure remains subject to further development, refinement and approval.

Classification

  • CPV80340000 — Special education services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SCE0043
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jun 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2028, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2038, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80340000
Description
Special education services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071214-2026
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Jul 2026, 13:24
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Leicester City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PXRT-5737-VBQD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXRT-5737-VBQD

Address

Street Address
City Hall (4th Floor)
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE1 1FZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF21

Contact

Name
Robert Ingram
Telephone
+44 0

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Leicestershire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PNHT-9235-VXDV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNHT-9235-VXDV

Address

Street Address
County Hall
Locality
Leicester
Postal Code
LE3 8RA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 3
Name
Rutland County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PVMQ-1845-NYPP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVMQ-1845-NYPP

Address

Street Address
Catmose House, Catmos Street
Locality
Rutland
Postal Code
LE15 6HP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Leicester · UKF21 · LE1 1FZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF21 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF22 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 071214-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·