Unregulated Alternative Provision / Education other than in school or college - Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) and Vocational Framework
A Prior Information Notice
by NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- 3 year
- Value
- £120M-£60M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 02 Sep 2025
- Delivery
- 28 Jan 2026 to 27 Jan 2029
- Deadline
- 08 Dec 2025 23:59
Related Terms
Location
1 buyer
- Norfolk County Council Norwich
Description
Norfolk County Council are developing a new Framework for Unregulated Alternative Provision / Education other than in school or college - Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) and Vocational, that will enable a fair and transparent process to manage how we commission and work in partnership with providers. The Framework will secure consistent approaches to safeguarding and sufficient choice for children and young people (CYP). Contract length has not yet been fixed by Norfolk County Council. Final contract length will be set in the Tender Notice after market engagement. The contract Value is an estimate, and will depend on usage. Interested parties will need to register their interest for the market engagement on In-Tend and a separate invite will be sent. Applicants must first be registered on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc) Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfile). Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under 'tenders' section and 'express an interest'. Please then use the correspondence facility to let us know that you are interested in attending a market engagement session(s). The procurement, once issued, will also be managed via In-Tend. There will be be two Market Engagement sessions to support providers with the tendering process and it looks like. Market engagement 1 (11th September 2025 1pm-2pm) Discussion points • Why do we need a framework? • Key performance indicators • Quality Assurance • Procurement Market engagement 2 (25th September 2025 1pm -2pm) Discussion points: • Why do we need a framework? • Key performance indicators • Quality Assurance • Procurement The criteria for the service would encompass the safeguarding of CYP and their outcomes.
Lot Division
| 1 | Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Provision
supporting CYP who experience difficulties in managing their emotions and behaviour. |
| 2 | Vocational unregulated alternative provision
supporting CYP in obtaining qualifications in their commissioned setting |
CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05924e
- FTS 053224-2025