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title: "Independent Specialist Placement (ISP) Framework for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - CA&FS - CSC/2021/590*"
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# Independent Specialist Placement (ISP) Framework for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - CA&FS - CSC/2021/590*

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-specialist-placement-isp-framework-for-children-and-young-people-with-special--ocds-h6vhtk-03100d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stoke on Trent City Council: "Independent Specialist Placement (ISP) Framework for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - CA&FS - CSC/2021/590*". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £48,400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Stoke on Trent City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council-ons-e06000021)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £48,400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 March 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03100d`

## 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/independent-specialist-placement-isp-framework-for-children-and-young-people-with-special--ocds-h6vhtk-03100d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D3ee369e4-a97e-ec11-8110-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-specialist-placement-isp-framework-for-children-and-young-people-with-special--ocds-h6vhtk-03100d#participate

## Description
Independent Specialist Placements for children with SEND provides educational support for children and young people between the ages of 0-25 who have a special educational need and/or disability. This can be provided through nursery, school and college settings, post 16 education and training provision, apprenticeships, traineeships or supported internships.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £48,400,000
- **Description:** Independent Specialist Placements for children with SEND provides educational support for children and young people between the ages of 0-25 who have a special educational need and/or disability. This can be provided through nursery, school and colle...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Independent Specialist Placement (ISP) Framework for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) (active)
  - Award id: `024444-2022-CA&FS - CSC/2021/590-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Acorn Education and Care Services Ltd, Active Resilience, AspireOne Care Ltd (+13 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-59403`, `GB-FTS-63690`, `GB-FTS-62667`, `GB-FTS-62669`, `GB-FTS-62670`, `GB-FTS-62671`, `GB-FTS-62672`, `GB-FTS-62673`, `GB-FTS-62674`, `GB-COH-645570304`, `GB-FTS-125740`, `GB-FTS-62677`, `GB-FTS-125741`, `GB-FTS-134727`, `GB-FTS-125742`, `GB-FTS-62681`
  - Value: £48,400,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Independent Specialist Placement (ISP) Framework for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) (active)
  - Signed Value: £48,400,000
  - Signed Date: 28/06/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024444-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-01T12:51:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T22:10:26.969Z
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