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SEND Education and Specialist Provision Framework

Buyer: Lancashire County Council →

BuyerLancashire County Council
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£1,400,000,000
Published26 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Lancashire County Council (the Council) is seeking to engage with providers as part of the development of its future Alternative Provision offer. As demand for specialist provision continues to grow across Lancashire, it is important that our future arrangements are informed by the expertise and experience of the provider market. This engagement event will help shape the Council's future SEND commissioning arrangements and the development of the new Lancashire Framework. With the Framework anticipated to remain in place for up to 10 years, we are keen to ensure it is shaped by the expertise and insights of providers, helping to create arrangements that work effectively for providers, the Council, and Lancashire's children and young people. Your insights and expertise will be invaluable in helping us create an approach that meets the needs of Lancashire's children and young people while reflecting the realities of service delivery. This is an opportunity to contribute to future commissioning activity and ensure the provider perspective is considered as arrangements are developed. By taking part, you will help us build a framework that works effectively for providers and the children and young people they support.

Delivery location

UKD4, GB

Categories

Health and social work services 85000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 19 Jul 2027 to 20 Jul 2037
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Health and social work servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 85. The category anchor is Health and social work services (85000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 8517,1251 median · 31.5 average (8,083 of 17,125 with a bid count)2 average (9,018 of 17,125 with named award suppliers)10 comparable price pairs
Same buyer22Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD41131 median · 1.6 average (70 of 113 with a bid count)1.7 average (75 of 113 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)49Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Indicative price outcome

£910,839,329 is the median lowest-valid-bid benchmark for the broad CPV market sample, against this procedure’s published value of £1,400,000,000.

This is a historical comparator, not a bid-price forecast or a guaranteed saving. It excludes records where the published values cannot be sensibly compared and does not adjust for lot structure, quality weighting, framework terms or scope.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
The Council are inviting Alternative Provision providers to a session where we will share updates on our procurement plans and seek your invaluable input as we begin shaping how we will meet the needs of young people across Lancashire. This represents an exciting opportunity to work in genuine partnership with us, helping to influence the future offer for young people and support them in achieving their aspirations. Your involvement will play a key role in shaping the direction of this important work, and we would very much welcome your continued contribution. The event will take place from 12:30pm to 15:30pm on Tuesday 15th September and will be held in Savoy Suite 1. In order to secure your place at the event, please complete the registration form via the link below by no later than 8th September. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Jj5on7nYCUaexOGjbku00jwtIeEYfRdPp29_nZCzLqlUREdSQVVPWjVZWE9VQkRBTzBKVDdUMTkwMS4u&route=shorturlengagement8 Sept 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060c83
Latest release ID081467-2026
Latest release timestampWed Aug 26 2026 14:56:02 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
26 Aug 2026planning081467-2026
31 Jul 2026planningUpdate072839-2026
20 Jul 2026planning068209-2026
26 May 2026planningUpdate048395-2026
26 May 2026planning048385-2026
13 Mar 2026planning022758-2026
11 Feb 2026planningUpdate012216-2026
22 Jan 2026planning005863-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (8 releases)
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26 May 2026 · 048395-2026 · planningUpdate
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26 May 2026 · 048385-2026 · planning
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13 Mar 2026 · 022758-2026 · planning
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11 Feb 2026 · 012216-2026 · planningUpdate
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22 Jan 2026 · 005863-2026 · planning
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    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "005863-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005863-2026",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "marketEngagementNotice",
        "datePublished": "2026-01-22T15:26:17Z"
      }
    ],
    "milestones": [
      {
        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2026-02-05T23:59:59Z",
        "description": "Lancashire County Council is conducting a scoping exercise to identify Independent and Non-Maintained Special School (INMSS) providers who can support children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) requiring specialist placements.\nFurther information is contained within the 'INMS Scoping Exercise' document at the following link on LCC's Tendering Opportunities page: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/independent-and-non-maintained-special-school-inmss/\nPlease review the further information via the above link and if you have capacity now or in the future, please send the required information under the 'Information Requested' section of the attachment to: \nINMSS.Placements@lancashire.gov.uk \nPlease note, there may not be any tendering exercises as this is a scoping market analysis exercise."
      }
    ]
  },
  "initiationType": "tender"
}