Official UK procurement notice
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL - PROVISION OF EDUCATION OUTREACH AND INCLUSION SERVICES
Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedNorth Northamptonshire Council Professional Services & Contractor Framework · tender expected
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorth Northamptonshire Council Provision of Education Outreach and Inclusion Support Services Framework.
This service provides short term outreach and inclusion support for parents and schools for children who attend mainstream schools, or where assessment, intervention or support is needed for reintegration into school where a child is considered to have special educational needs and / or disability or concerns regarding their behaviour which require any of the above.
Services are categorised by the following Lots:
- Lot 1 Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Primary Range
- Lot 2 Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning -
Secondary Range
- Lot 3 Social Emotional and Mental Health - Primary Range
- Lot 4 Social Emotional and Mental Health - Secondary Range
- Lot 5 SEMH Nurture Unit Key Stage 1
- Lot 6 SEND Unit for SEMH Key Stage 2
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2027, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr · up to 2 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
The Council proposes to enter into a single supplier per lot framework. One supplier will be awarded per lot.
Selection process is 100% quality.
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £310,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Primary RangeAwardedRenewalPublished value£462,500
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Secondary RangeAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Social Emotional and Mental Health - Primary RangeAwardedRenewalPublished value£328,500
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Social Emotional and Mental Health - Secondary RangeAwardedRenewalceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #5SEMH Nurture Unit Key Stage 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #6SEND Unit for SEMH Key Stage 2AwardedRenewalPublished value£135,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality
- “NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL - PROVISION OF EDUCATION OUTREACH AND…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2027
- First published
- 29 Apr 2026, 17:45 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 11:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
DN814407- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039500- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068e81Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
29 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 17:45 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends142 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown2 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by80 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published76 days ago7 Aug 2026, 11:46 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Apr 2026- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 17:45 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2026, 11:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 11:46 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£620,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Primary Range1 award | |||
| Rowan Gate Primary SchoolLot 1 Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Primary Range1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months. Possible extension to 31 August 2028 | £925,000 | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Secondary Range1 award | |||
| BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUSTSMELot 2 Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Secondary Range1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months. Possible extension to 31 August 2028 | ceiling above | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Social Emotional and Mental Health - Primary Range1 award | |||
| MAPLEFIELDS ACADEMYSMELot 3 Social Emotional and Mental Health - Primary Range1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months. Possible extension to 31 August 2028 | £657,000 | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Social Emotional and Mental Health - Secondary Range1 award | |||
| MAPLEFIELDS ACADEMYSMELot 4 Social Emotional and Mental Health - Secondary Range1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months, Possible extension to 31 August 2028 | ceiling above | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · SEMH Nurture Unit Key Stage 11 award | |||
| Woodnewton a learning communityLot 5 SEMH Nurture Unit Key Stage 11 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months. Possible extension to 31 August 2028 | £200,000 | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 6 · SEND Unit for SEMH Key Stage 21 award | |||
| Park Junior SchoolLot 6 SEND Unit for SEMH Key Stage 21 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028Extensions: Option to extend for 12 months. Possible extension to 31 August 2028 | £270,000 | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Primary Range | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Communication and Interaction/ Cognition and Learning - Secondary Range | 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Social Emotional and Mental Health - Primary Range | 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Social Emotional and Mental Health - Secondary Range | 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| 5 · SEMH Nurture Unit Key Stage 1 | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 6 · SEND Unit for SEMH Key Stage 2 | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- BETTER TOGETHER LEARNING TRUSTFramework contractor
- MAPLEFIELDS ACADEMYFramework contractor
- Park Junior SchoolFramework contractor
- Rowan Gate Primary SchoolFramework contractor
- Woodnewton a learning communityFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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