Independent Specialist Provision for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - CA&FS - CSC/2023/687*
Estimated Value
Up to £76,000,000
Deadline
8 May 2026
Published
7 May 2026
Type
services
Overview
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH)
Cognition & Learning & Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) Sever Learning Disability (SLD) & Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD) Hearing Impairment (HI) & Visionary Impairment (VI) Providers may apply for one or more lots depending on the scale and flexibility of their offer
Key points
- Supports the vision of keeping children and young people local (inclusive of those with additional needs)
- Ensures that the council meets its statutory responsibilities
- Provides support and allows local non-maintained education provision the opportunity to sit on the Framework
- Supports the Council to ensure sufficient placements for our children.
- Ensures the Council can build positive working relationships and offer support to Providers. The Council is inviting applicants to tender to join the framework for the following:
- Lot 1 - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
- Lot 2 - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH)
- Lot 3 - Cognition & Learning & Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD)
- Lot 4 - Sever Learning Disability (SLD) & Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD)
- Lot 5 - Hearing Impairment (HI) & Visionary Impairment (VI) Providers may apply for one or more lots depending on the scale and flexibility of their offer. Providers need not be based in Stoke-on-Trent, but the specialist school shall be based in Stoke-on-Trent, or within a reasonable travelling distance.
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Published
7 May 2026
Submission deadline
8 May 2026
Notice type
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