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# Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/education-other-than-at-school-eotas-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-04dabb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Torbay Council: "Education other than at School (EOTAS) Programme". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Torbay Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/torbay-council-ons-e06000027)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community health services, Education and training services, Health and social work services, Primary education services, Secondary education services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKK42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dabb`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/education-other-than-at-school-eotas-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-04dabb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D8823eca6-d4df-ef11-8133-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/education-other-than-at-school-eotas-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-04dabb#participate

## Description
Whilst the majority of children and young people will access their education within a registered school, for some with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) this is not appropriate.
When the local authority is in agreement that education within a school is not appropriate to be able to support the needs of the child or young person, an arrangement can be agreed for them to access their education elsewhere by a different service.
Historically, Torbay Council has taken an ad-hoc approach to this where the provision is spot-purchased on a case-by-case basis. Due to this ad-hoc arrangement and the increasing need for children and young people to receive their education via (Education other than at Schools) EOTAS, it has caused a fragmented system where there is no package offer available for families to understand what EOTAS could look like for their child and inconsistencies have been experienced.
Therefore, the purpose of this procurement exercise is to establish a holistic EOTAS Programme where a child or young person accessing the provision has a consistent journey with defined outcomes, families can, at a glance, understand what the EOTAS provision will look like for their child and will increase the overall sustainability of EOTAS delivery within Torbay.
The EOTAS Programme will compromise of 4 Lots:
Lot 1 Core Curriculum Education
Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood
Lot 3a Aspiration Framework; and
Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 Core Curriculum Education
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80100000, 80200000, 80212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,375,000
- **Description:** This Lot will include core curriculum education to form part of the child’s entire package with the focus on English, Maths, Science with ICT skills being incorporated. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A1 and B.
There...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 Community Inclusion and Preparing for Adulthood
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80100000, 80200000, 80212000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £462,000
- **Description:** This Lot will include working with children on their barriers to education, emotional regulation, social, life and independence skills. Further information can be found in Part 2 Specification, Section A2 and B.
There will be a maximum of one (1) sup...

### Lot 3a: Lot 3a Aspiration Framework
- **Lot id:** `3a`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 85000000, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £616,000
- **Description:** Lot 3a will be a framework of providers capable of providing broad and varied areas of interest to support the child’s learning and development. It is expected that a child receiving support through Lot 1 and Lot 2 will access at least one provider o...

### Lot 3b: Lot 3b Therapeutic Framework
- **Lot id:** `3b`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 85000000, 85323000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £308,000
- **Description:** Lot 3b will be a framework of providers capable of providing therapeutic support for pupils who are experiencing challenges in accessing an education programme. It is expected that this framework will be accessed where a child eligible of receiving a...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003344-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-31T15:47:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:14:54.529Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dabb