Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Stoke on Trent City Council
Civic Centre, Glebe Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST41HH
UK
Contact person: Charne Botes
E-mail: charne.botes@stoke.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG23
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.stoke.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=f8c6c4f4-7d01-ef11-812a-005056b64545&projectStepId=b70e4c9f-992e-f111-813c-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=f8c6c4f4-7d01-ef11-812a-005056b64545&projectStepId=b70e4c9f-992e-f111-813c-005056b64545
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Independent Specialist Provision for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - CA&FS - CSC/2023/687*
Reference number: CA&FS - CSC/2023/687*
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Since September 2024 Stoke on Trent City Council has commissioned Independent Specialist Provision (ISP) for children and young people including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) via a flexible framework.
The ISP Framework in due to re-open for new and existing providers to join in April 2026.
The ISP Framework:
• 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.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
76 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Cognition & Learning & Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cognition & Learning & Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4 - Sever Learning Disability (SLD) & Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Sever Learning Disability (SLD) & Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
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
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hearing Impairment (HI) & Visionary Impairment (VI) Providers may apply for one or more lots depending on the scale and flexibility of their offer
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End:
31/03/2028
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-036617
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/05/2026
Local time: 15:30
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
09/05/2026
Local time: 14:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stoke on Trent City Council
Stoke on Trent
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/05/2026