Official UK procurement notice
W845 - SEND Education - Learners Specialist and Complex AP
Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF11)
Awarded value £386,800published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 1 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to FOREST LODGE EDU-THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for 7 learners for specialist and complex SEND education.
This is for Forest Lodge aka New Leaf Alternative Provision. It is statutory education. There are 6 approved placements starting from 2 Sep 2026 - August 31st 2027. All approved in Complex cases panel. Funded through the HNB - grant funded.
Forest Lodge/New leaf are on an off-DPS contract.
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
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 17 Sept 2026, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 11:40 BST
- Authority reference
W845- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077432
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £386,8001 contract inc. VAT — no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST LODGE EDU-THERAPY CENTRE LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · FOREST LODGE EDU-THERAPY CENTRE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2026
- Value
- £386,800 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 — 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 12 months
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published17 Sept 2026, 11:40 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FOREST LODGE EDU-THERAPY CENTRE LIMITEDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender