North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Educational Support Services

Official notice

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

Open framework scheme5 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)

Framework ceiling (notional)£26,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update

Submissions closed 2 Jun 2026awarded 22 Jun 2026

Awarded to CATCH-UP ACADEMY LTD +27 more5 awards

Framework period 3 yrs 11 moends 31 May 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

Re-procurement openNorth Northamptonshire Council Apprenticeship Training Services Framework · bids close 9 Nov 2026

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

These services are intended to support children and young people aged 0 to 25 where the Council has identified a need for additional educational support. This includes those with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), as well as a broader group of individuals with identified educational needs.

The Lots initially to be procured are below:

Lot 1 - Provision of Educational Psychology

Lot 2 - Provision of Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT)

Lot 3 - Provision of Occupational and Sensory Therapy

Lot 4 - Provision of Tuition

Lot 5 - Provision of Alternative Provision

The Service is required to provide educational support services that ensure children and young people receive timely, high-quality education support services that enable them to reach their full potential. Service outcomes the Provider will be measured against may include:

-Improved educational attainment and progress for children and young people.

-Increased engagement and attendance in education settings.

-Enhanced communication, social, emotional, and independence skills.

-Timely delivery of assessments and interventions within agreed timescales.

-Positive feedback from children, families, and schools.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Education and training 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: 48 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 70 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 3 yrs 11 mo · up to 5 yrs 9 mo from 1 Jul 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 May 2030

Published description of the framework

The selection process is pass/fail- suppliers meeting the minimum will be invited onto the framework

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £280,000: 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 #1Provision of Educational PsychologyAwardedRenewal 3 yrs 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,892,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 31 May 2030 (3 yrs 11 mo) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,892,000 exc. VAT · £1,892,000 inc. VAT