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Behaviour as Communication Intervention

Oxfordshire County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:34.

Opportunity overview

We are seeking a service that delivers a programme to support Looked After Children who are struggling to feel a sense of belonging or have their needs met in school. It is also to include targeted interventions to support the adults particularly those working with CWCF, enabling them to adopt a more trauma-informed, relational and restorative approach to their practice. This service is to start 1st April 2026 for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The primary service users of this work is to help children who are particularly dysregulated or unsettled to get ‘back on track’ by ensuring the adults around them are better equipped, supported and connected in their response. This service must meet the needs of residents in the administrative areas of Oxfordshire, including Children We Care For who are residing both in-county and out of county.

Classification

  • CPV80100000 — Primary education services
  • CPV80200000 — Secondary education services

Lots

  • Lot 1£42k

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
4453
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
2 Sept 2025, 16:00

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Jul 2025, 10:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Description
Oxfordshire

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

E10000025

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
42,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
50,400

Renewal

Description
Extensions will be selected if required.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality Questions
Type
quality
Description
Quality Questions covers five areas- Operations, Implementation, User Engagement, Quality and Monitoring

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
90
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Pricing
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
None

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Primary education services
Entry 2
Id
80200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Secondary education services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
043293-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
28 Jul 2025, 09:04
Entry 2
Id
084029-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
17 Dec 2025, 16:16

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZNW-8281-MHNM
Name
Oxfordshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Oxford
Postal Code
OX1 1ND
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PZNW-8281-MHNM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Ms Priscilla Opare Mintah

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
Following a review by project stakeholders, the Council has decided to pause this procurement due to ongoing service redesign and local government reorganisation (LGR) plans, which are influencing the Virtual School’s evolving service requirements. As a result, the current process will be terminated while we review these needs internally.
Final Status Date
16 Dec 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Oxford · UKJ14 · OX1 1ND · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ14 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0566a4-2025-12-17T16:16:23ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·