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title: "ED1847 - SEMH Provision"
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# ED1847 - SEMH Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ed1847-semh-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-044ada). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wiltshire Council: "ED1847 - SEMH Provision". Published status: active. Published Value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wiltshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wiltshire-council-ons-e06000054)
- **Published Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Primary education services, Secondary education services, Special education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK15
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044ada`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ed1847-semh-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-044ada#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ed1847-semh-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-044ada#participate

## Description
Wiltshire Council are seeking a supplier to provide OFSTED registered school provision from Melksham House in Melksham. The provision is for primary and secondary age children and young people with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and Social, Emotional & Mental Health (SEMH) profile of need. Wiltshire Council will be providing the premises on a peppercorn rent.
Within Wiltshire there is an existing cohort of primary age learners in Independent Special School Placements, spread across all year groups. Additionally, there are further learners across primary and secondary age ranges who have been identified as not currently in provision that is able to fully meet their needs.
There is a clear cohort of young people with EHCPs on roll to mainstream secondary schools who are unable to consistently attend. Some of these young people with EHCPs attend alternative provision but not all. For some of these young people, the SEND service commission 16 hour per week packages of support from alternative provision settings who are able to offer this.
Wiltshire also has a small but important cohort of learners with EHCPs in this age range who have an agreed EOTIS funding arrangement where multiple alternative provisions are involved, and not all have a permanent base.
The service will provide:
• An OFSTED registered school provision of good or outstanding.
• A Primary SEMH school for up to 42 places to Wiltshire children (Reception year to year 6 inclusive).
• A Secondary bespoke SEMH provision for 15-25 full-time equivalent places including hybrid approach where appropriate (11-18 age range). To Wiltshire children.
• Staggered entry points throughout the academic year.
• Support with transition back to mainstream education where this is mutually agreed as being appropriate for any learner.
• Appropriate curricula for the age and phase of the children and young people, reflective of their SEND needs.
• Provide an exam centre from Melksham House.
• To work in partnership with other services
• To ensure that Melksham House is available for appropriate community usage outside of school hours during term-time and in school holidays.
• To work with Melksham Community Campus and surrounding community sport and recreational facilities to provide additional activities for the children and young people attending Melksham House.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80200000, 80340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Wiltshire Council are seeking a supplier to provide OFSTED registered school provision from Melksham House in Melksham. The provision is for primary and secondary age children and young people with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and Social, ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009072-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-20T15:42:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:37:12.952Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044ada