Inclusion Services Framework - 369-NYC-CY

Official notice

Authority: The North Yorkshire Council (Local council)

Open framework scheme7 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)

Framework ceiling (notional)£33,333,333total for 7 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 22 May 2026awarded 24 Jul 2026

Awarded to Asend +12 more15 awards

Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Aug 2034 · starts 1 Sept 2026

Re-procurement openInclusion Services Framework - 369-NYC-CY · bids close 2 Nov 2026

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

North Yorkshire Council (the “Authority”) invites tenders for appointment to a multi provider Inclusion Services Open Framework. The open framework will support the delivery of high quality, needs led provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), including those requiring Education Other Than at School (EOTAS) and post16 support. This open framework aims to establish an efficient and quality assured method of procuring provision aligned with statutory duties under:

The Children and Families Act 2014
SEND Code of Practice: 0–25 years
Procurement Act 2023 / Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Relevant safeguarding legislation This open framework supports the Authorities Local Area SEND Strategy and High Needs Block (HNB) Transformation Programme. The open framework is divided into seven lots, covering the diverse needs of children and young people across North Yorkshire.
Lot 1 – Primary In-person Education (KS1/KS2) - Anticipated Lot Value £1,132,281.80 including VAT
Lot 2 – Secondary In-person Education (KS3/KS4) - Anticipated Lot Value £5,131,586.55 including VAT
Lot 3 – Online Education - Anticipated Lot Value £2,841,203.79 including VAT
Lot 4 – Therapeutic Interventions - Anticipated Lot Value £4,005,713.90 including VAT
Lot 5 – Alternative and Enrichment Activities - Anticipated Lot Value £2,563,656.89 including VAT
Lot 6 – Post-16 Provision - Anticipated Lot Value £19,200,037.21 including VAT
Lot 7 – Targeted SEND Improvement and Workforce Development Services - Anticipated Lot Value £5,125,519.86 including VAT For the purposes of the individual contract awarded to each supplier, the contract value has been set at £0, reflecting the fact that the framework does not guarantee any level of spend with participating suppliers.

CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services · Higher education services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Special education services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Bids received: 23 bids on the busiest of 7 lots · 32 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 8 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 Aug 2034

Published description of the framework

The services to be procured are defined as a Light Touch Contract within the Act. The Authority will utilise the flexibility provided by Section 45 Frameworks clause (9) to undertake a bespoke procurement process that considers elements of the Open Procedure, Framework and Open Framework. At any time during the term of the Framework the Authority shall, at its discretion, open the framework to new providers. The framework will continue on the same or substantially the same terms as this Framework Agreement and the competition will adopt the same or substantially the same conditions of participation and award criteria as those followed for the appointment of the Framework Providers. Each time a Framework is reopened for Bids, this will be known as an Entry Point. It is anticipated that there will be: - Three (3) Entry Points each year in the first 2 years (Entry Point 1 closing May 2026, and then the subsequent Entry Points opening termly), and - One (1) Entry Point in each of the following years for the duration of the Open Framework. However, the Authority reserves the right to increase or reduce Entry Points at its discretion. Existing Providers who were previously appointed onto one or more Lot(s) of the Open Framework will be required to complete and return a Framework Reopening Confirmation Form in response to the re-opening of the Framework. Subject to receipt of a completed Confirmation Form by the stated deadline, Existing Providers will be appointed onto the subsequent Framework(s) for the relevant Lot(s) and will not be required to submit a full tender response unless: - they choose to submit a new Bid in response to an Entry Point, or - they request in writing that the Authority does not appoint them onto one or more Lot(s) of the new Framework Following the re-opening of an Entry Point Bidders who are successful in a bid will be appointed onto the open framework by entering into a Framework Agreement, with The North Yorkshire Council (NYC). Placements and packages of work under any of the Lots will then be awarded via a mini competition process or a direct award. A full explanation of the processes can be found within the Framework Agreement. Note that NYC cannot give any guarantee of business or of the actual value of any Contracts awarded under the Framework. Bidders are required to complete a pricing schedule for the Lot(s) they are bidding for. The prices submitted will not be evaluated, however they will be used at call-off Contract stage where costs submitted cannot exceed those stated in the relevant Lot Pricing Schedule (taking into account any agreed fee increase as per the Fee and Inflationary Uplift Protocol).