Contract award · 13 Jun 2023

Kirklees Alternative Education Provision: Lot 8 Learners with an Education, Health and Care Plan

Kirklees Council awarded “Kirklees Alternative…” to Ethos Academy Trust, Great Heights Academy Trust, Employability Solutions Kirklees Ltd for £24.1m.

Education & trainingYorkshire and the Humber

Value across 8 lots £24.1m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Kirklees Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£24,130,642.65 across 8 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 Jun 2023
  2. Published11 Oct 2023Published 120 days after the contract date

Description

The LA must fulfil its statutory duties towards children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and demonstrate its arrangements for those with an education, health, and care plan (EHCP). These duties include those children and young people with an EHCP, whose attendance at independent or free schools delivering alternative education provision, would be suitable for their age, ability and aptitude or SEN. The aim of this service is to provide an alternative approach to learning, for up to 60 pupils with an EHCP in all key stages offering tailored programmes which deliver support to meet EHCP outcomes. These pupils would ordinarily be educated in a special school, but due to current local and regional sufficiency pressures, particularly around specialist settings for pupils with SEMH needs, we are seeking to source additional specialist placements locally to Kirklees. Programmes of support under this Lot are required to: • Enable the LA to secure the SEND provision descr…

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Kirklees Alternative Education Provision: Lot 8 Learners with an Education, Health and Care PlanEthos Academy Trust£12.4m
Kirklees Alternative Education ProvisionGreat Heights Academy Trust£4.11m
Kirklees Alternative Education ProvisionEmployability Solutions Kirklees Ltd£1.43m
Kirklees Alternative Education ProvisionEmployability Solutions Kirklees Ltd£1.43m
Kirklees Alternative Education ProvisionNational Children's Centre£2.14m
Kirklees Alternative Education Provision: Lot 6 Additional Support ServicesTAO Activities£1.01m
Kirklees Alternative Education Provision: Lot 6 Additional Support ServicesTargeted Provision SME£1.3m
Kirklees Alternative Education Provision: Lot 7 Online Learning OfferAcademy 21£365k

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