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Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published4
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Devon County Council: "Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Devon County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Devon County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Devon County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
16.6Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
LACEY HICKIE & CALEY LIMITEDTop vendor: 48.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 93 active published awards; 13 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| LACEY HICKIE & CALEY LIMITED | 1 win | £160,000 |
| Ridge and Partners LLP | 1 win | £125,000 |
| E G Fencing Solutions | 1 win | £24,622 |
| Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West Limited | 1 win | £19,995 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDevon County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Feb 2026, 09:50 GMT | Last source update19 Feb 2026, 09:50 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04ea55 | ||
What is being bought
Devon County Council (DCC) will be setting up an Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon.
This framework will enable DCC to call-off and award contracts for placements and alternative packages of work to approved framework providers.
The framework will comprise the following Lots:
Lot 1a - Pre-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent schools, independent special schools or non-maintained special schools.
Lot 1b - Post-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent post-16 settings and independent special post-16 settings schools and colleges.
Lot 2a - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support which form part of an educated other than at school (EOTAS) which has been named within a child or young
person's statutory Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Lot 2b - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
19 Feb 2026, 09:50 GMT - Official notice release published
9 Feb 2026, 07:51 GMT - Official notice release published
11 Dec 2025, 09:31 GMT - tender value changed
1 Dec 2025, 09:52 GMT - Status changed to complete
1 Dec 2025, 09:52 GMT - Official notice release published
1 Dec 2025, 09:52 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
1 Dec 2025, 09:52 GMT - Official notice release published
19 Sept 2025, 07:31 BST - Published value updated to £613,990,000
8 Sept 2025, 08:59 BST - Status changed to active
8 Sept 2025, 08:59 BST - Official notice release published
8 Sept 2025, 08:59 BST - Submission deadline changed to 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
8 Sept 2025, 08:59 BST - Status changed to planning
7 Mar 2025, 07:38 GMT - Official notice release published
7 Mar 2025, 07:38 GMT - Buyer information updated
7 Mar 2025, 07:38 GMT
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #1bIndividual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 3 · #2aIndividual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 4 · #2bIndividual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Feb 2026, 09:50 GMT - Award active
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Signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £357,063,000 - Contract active
Signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £163,437,000 - Contract active
Signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £59,179,170 - Contract active
Signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · £34,310,830
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards CAMBIAN CHILDCARE LIMITED, EXETER ROYAL ACADEMY FOR DEAF EDUCATION., FOUNTAIN HEAD HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED, PARK SCHOOL, PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED, REDWOOD RIVER SCHOOL LIMITED, SPAGHETTI BRIDGE LTD, TRANSFORMING FUTURES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED, WILLOWS DEVON LTD Not published · Not published · active ESTEEM TEAM CIC, EXETER ROYAL ACADEMY FOR DEAF EDUCATION., HORWOOD COOMBE INSPIRE LTD, INFOCUS CHARITY, LIFEWORKS CHARITY LIMITED, PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED, REDWOOD RIVER SCHOOL LIMITED, RICHARD FAHIME AKBAR LIMITED, SPAGHETTI BRIDGE LTD, TRM TECHNOLOGY LTD, UNITED RESPONSE, WILLOWS DEVON LTD Not published · Not published · active A-DAY CONSULTANTS LIMITED, ACCESS COMMUNICATION SERVICES LTD, BALE'S FARM OUTDOOR LEARNING LTD, BRIGHT STEPS DEVON CIC, CHURCHWOOD FOREST SCHOOL CIC, COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAM CIC, Contact Success, EDCLASS LTD, ESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, EXETER RUGBY CLUB LIMITED, Evolve Outreach Southwest, Free2BMe Play Therapy, HORWOOD COOMBE INSPIRE LTD, High Impact Academic Coaching, INCLUSIVE MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD Not published · Not published · active ACCESS COMMUNICATION SERVICES LTD, BALE'S FARM OUTDOOR LEARNING LTD, BRIGHT STEPS DEVON CIC, CHURCHWOOD FOREST SCHOOL CIC, COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAM CIC, Contact Success, EDCLASS LTD, ESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, EXETER RUGBY CLUB LIMITED, Evolve Outreach Southwest, Free2BMe Play Therapy, HORWOOD COOMBE INSPIRE LTD, INCLUSIVE MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD, KNIGHTS CARE FARM LLP, MAVERICK THERAPIES LTD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Pre-16 Education Placements £357,063,000 · signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT — 7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT Lot 1b Post-16 Education Placements £163,437,000 · signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT — 7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT Lot 2a Alternative Education Provision (EOTAS) £59,179,170 · signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT — 7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT Lot 2b. Alternative Education Provision (Reintegration) £34,310,830 · signed 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 19 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT — 7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Devon County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PJRC-4623-RJBHDocuments (1)
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Related procedures (1)