Independent Specialist Provision for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - CA&FS - CSC/2023/687*

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Since September 2024 Stoke on Trent City Council has commissioned Independent Specialist Provision (ISP) for children and young people including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) via a flexible framework.

The ISP Framework in due to re-open for new and existing providers to join in April 2026.

The ISP Framework: • Supports the vision of keeping children and young people local (inclusive of those with additional needs) • Ensures that the council meets its statutory responsibilities • Provides support and allows local non-maintained education provision the opportunity to sit on the Framework • Supports the Council to ensure sufficient placements for our children. • Ensures the Council can build positive working relationships and offer support to Providers.

The Council is inviting applicants to tender to join the framework for the following: • Lot 1 - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) • Lot 2 - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH) • Lot 3 - Cognition & Learning & Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) • Lot 4 - Sever Learning Disability (SLD) & Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD) • Lot 5 - Hearing Impairment (HI) & Visionary Impairment (VI) Providers may apply for one or more lots depending on the scale and flexibility of their offer.

Providers need not be based in Stoke-on-Trent, but the specialist school shall be based in Stoke-on-Trent, or within a reasonable travelling distance.