Official UK procurement notice
Placements for 17 students at Alderwasley Hall School for the academic year 2026/27.
Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF11)
Awarded value £1,700,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to SENAD LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlacement fees for 17 students at Alderwasley Hall School for the academic year 2026/27.
Direct Award. Customer/Parental Choice.
Education provision for SEND students is provided as part of the High Needs Block from the Designated Schools Grant funding distributed by the Department for Education.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
80000000 Education and training services
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award — no call for competition
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST
- Authority reference
CR4833 - P406- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa65
- Why no open competition
- only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
- Published justification
- Customer Choice - Education provision for SEND students is provided as part of the High Needs Block from the Designated Schools Grant funding distributed by the Department for Education.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,700,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENAD LIMITED16 Sept 2026 — 31 Aug 2027 | £1,700,000 | — | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Transparency notice published15 Sept 2026, 15:32 BSTUK5
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SENAD LIMITEDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender