Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Kent County Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Affinity Workforce Solutions SME, Learn Solutions Ltd t/as TLC Live SME, Tradewind Recruitment, Tutor Doctor SME, Kent Refugee Action Network
- Value
- £18,000,000 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 027490-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Aug 2024
- Published28 Aug 2024Published the same day
Description
Purchasing Framework for External Tuition for Special Education Needs (SEN) and Virtual Schools Kent (VSK) External Tuition and Mentoring Services. Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council have a statutory responsibility under The Education Act 1996 to provide education for all children and young people (CYP) until the age of 19, or 25 for those with Education Health Plan (EHCP). Associated legislation includes The Children and Families Act 2014, the SEN Code of Practice (2015), the Equality Act 2010 and The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Regulations 2014. Within this statutory framework, KCC is seeking to establish a purchasing framework for those children and young people (CYP) that do not meet the criteria/or capacity has been reached with our inhouse service (The Education Programme) for short-term tuition for students with EHCP. This work is taking place as a result of the Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) joint review of SEND provision for Kent CYP and the…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| External Tuition - Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council: Kent County Council Special Educational Needs (SEN) | Affinity Workforce Solutions SME, Learn Solutions Ltd t/as TLC Live SME, Tradewind Recruitment, Tutor Doctor SME | £6m |
| External Tuition - Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council: Medway Council | Affinity Workforce Solutions SME, Learn Solutions Ltd t/as TLC Live SME, Tradewind Recruitment, Tutor Doctor SME | £6m |
| External Tuition - Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council: Virtual Schools Kent (VSK) | Affinity Workforce Solutions SME, Kent Refugee Action Network, Learn Solutions Ltd t/as TLC Live SME, Tradewind Recruitment, Tutor Doctor SME | £6m |
About the suppliers
Affinity Workforce Solutions: every public contract they have won.
Learn Solutions Ltd t/as TLC Live: every public contract they have won.
Tradewind Recruitment: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04105705).
Tutor Doctor: every public contract they have won.
Kent Refugee Action Network: every public contract they have won.