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
- Ackerman Pierce Ltd SME, Active Outreach Services SME, Beeline Behaviour Change SME, Education Family Wellbeing Services SME, EM Skills Enterprise CIC SME, Eton Academy SME, First Star Scholars SME, Fresh Start in Education, Medic Mind T/A Study Mind SME, MHR Tuition SME, Parity Education SME, Primary to GCSE Tutoring SME +4 more
- Value
- £18,000,000 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure
- Sector
- Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 047564-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2025
- Published11 Aug 2025Published 41 days after the contract date
Description
Purchasing Framework for External Tuition for Special Education Needs (SEN), KCC and Medway Council 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 provis…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| External Tuition - Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council: Kent County Council Special Educational Needs (SEN) | Ackerman Pierce Ltd SME, Active Outreach Services SME, Beeline Behaviour Change SME, Education Family Wellbeing Services SME, EM Skills Enterprise CIC SME +10 more | £6m |
| External Tuition - Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council: Medway Council | Ackerman Pierce Ltd SME, Beeline Behaviour Change SME, Education Family Wellbeing Services SME, EM Skills Enterprise CIC SME, Eton Academy SME +8 more | £6m |
| External Tuition - Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council: Virtual School Kent (VSK) | Ackerman Pierce Ltd SME, Beeline Behaviour Change SME, Education Family Wellbeing Services SME, EM Skills Enterprise CIC SME, Eton Academy SME +10 more | £6m |
About the suppliers
Ackerman Pierce Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Active Outreach Services: every public contract they have won.
Beeline Behaviour Change: every public contract they have won.
Education Family Wellbeing Services: every public contract they have won.
EM Skills Enterprise CIC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10257474).
Eton Academy: every public contract they have won.
First Star Scholars: every public contract they have won.
Fresh Start in Education: every public contract they have won.
Medic Mind T/A Study Mind: every public contract they have won.
MHR Tuition: every public contract they have won.
Parity Education: every public contract they have won.
Primary to GCSE Tutoring: every public contract they have won.
The Pyramid Project: every public contract they have won.
Randstad Education: every public contract they have won.
Zik Expert: every public contract they have won.
Plytime Learning: every public contract they have won.