External Tuition - Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Kent County Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

092329-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 80000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

10 Oct 2026

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 provision for Kent CYP and the resulting of an Accelerated Programme Plan (AAP). Medway Council has also highlighted the need for the council to implement a purchasing framework. This will enable the council greater oversight over the quality of education, inclusive practice, outcomes, and accomplishments for all CYP in Medway. Together, Medway and Kent working in partnership will ensure there is a robust governance and assurance process in place which provides a joint review to guarantee that Medway and Kent CYP receive quality tutoring and value for money from commissioned providers. Virtual School Head Teachers (VSHs) are responsible for promoting the educational achievement of all the children looked after by the local authority they work for. Kent Children in Care (CiC) aged from 3 to 18 years of age are supported by Virtual School Kent (VSK). Pupil Premium Plus funding (PP+) or Early Years Pupil Premium funding (EYPP) can be used to pay for activities that will: - • Improve the learning targets in children's Personal Education Plans (PEPs). • Encourage CiC to be more involved and interested in their education.

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1. Award notice observed

   11 Aug 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   047564-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

2. Award notice observed

   30 Sept 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 30 Sept 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   092329-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Kent County Council Special Educational Needs (SEN)

  Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: HEART TEACHING LTD

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  Value not published

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for Kent County Council Special Educational Needs (SEN)

  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • No value was published.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  092329-2026-SC220315-1

• Kent County Council Special Educational Needs (SEN)

  Buyer: Kent County CouncilSupplier: Ivy Mind Ltd

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  Value not published

  Official source

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Source states no optionsLot 1Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 30 Sept 2026.Open supporting notice 092329-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 2Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 30 Sept 2026.Open supporting notice 092329-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 3Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 30 Sept 2026.Open supporting notice 092329-2026

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