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Published 28 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SEND Outreach Services - Lot 4 Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs (Secondary) Retender

Official notice

Authority: Hull City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£243,000≈ £122k / year · £291,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Aug 2025awarded 27 Oct 2025
Awarded to Venn Academy Trust
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jan 2028 · starts 2 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Hull City Council (The Authority) sought tenders from interested organisations to provide SEND Outreach Services - Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs (Secondary). The tender is a retender due to Lot 4 being abandoned previously. It was via the open procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract is anticipated to commence 2nd January 2026 ending by 1st January 2028 with an option to extend for a period of 3 x 12 month periods. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be £121,500 per annum/overall. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the tender documentation. Please ensure all tender submission documents are completed as detailed. Incomplete bids will be eliminated from further process.

CPV: Education and training services · Secondary education services · Special education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£243,000
Contract period: 2 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £243,000 exc. VAT · £291,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    ITT Response - Procurement Specific Questionnaire made available via YORtender yortender.eu-supply.com ↗

  • Technical & professional ability

    ITT Response - Procurement Specific Questionnaire made available via YORtender yortender.eu-supply.com ↗

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Delivery: 20%
  • Staff Experience: 10%
  • Safeguarding: 10%
  • Engagement: 15%
  • Monitoring and Feedback: 10%
  • Price Schedule: 30%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Delivery
  • Staff Experience
  • Monitoring and Feedback
  • Safeguarding
  • Engagement
  • Social Value
  • Price Schedule
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    ITT Response - Procurement Specific Questionnaire made available via YORtender yortender.eu-supply.com ↗

  • Technical & professional ability

    ITT Response - Procurement Specific Questionnaire made available via YORtender yortender.eu-supply.com ↗

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
Last source update
6 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Oct 2025
Authority reference
LP/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043369
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesSecondary education servicesSpecial education services
Delivery area
UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0566d6 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days

Review and risk notes
Risks

Further details of risks to contract performance can be found in the Invitation to Tender Documents, please see below list: Staff shortages Recruitment issues – due to teaching specific qualifications. System Failures – Third Party Software system failures. Subcontractors – use of subcontractors to deliver all or part of the service can no longer deliver due to insolvency or other circumstances. Changes in law – If an area is likely to have a known change in law but unsure on dates of implementation or modifications TUPE – Staff not transferring

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 2 Jan 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    28 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by375 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent355 days ago
    27 Oct 2025
  6. Latest notice published345 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
  7. Contract starts288 days ago
    2 Jan 2026

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 11:30 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract details notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
    UK7
  5. Contract signature expected
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £243,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Venn Academy TrustLot 4 - Social Emotional Mental Health Needs (Secondary) - Outreach Services2 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2030Extensions: Option to extend 2 x 12 month extensions at the sole discretion of the Authority.£243,00027 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Lot 4 - Social Emotional Mental Health Needs (Secondary) - Outreach Services · Venn Academy Trust

    Signed
    6 Nov 2025
    Value
    £243,000
    Period
    2 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extensions.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRNP-1874-YZZR The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Venn Academy TrustAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDMR-1493-HRVY The Venn Suite, Bridgeview Special School, 262a Pickering Road, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU4 7ADContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender