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Published 15 Sept 2026, 15:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Placements for 17 students at Alderwasley Hall School for the academic year 2026/27.

Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitable
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 description

Placement 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 published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: East Midlands
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
East Midlands (UKF11)
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 forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,700,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SENAD LIMITED16 Sept 2026 — 31 Aug 2027£1,700,000Standstill

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Transparency notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 15:32 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derby City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQVM-1383-ZBXP The Council House - Corporation Street, Derby, East Midlands, DE1 2FS [email protected]
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender