Open Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Devon County Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

015068-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 80000000, 85000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Devon County Council (DCC) will be setting up an Open Light Touch Framework for Independent and Alternative Education Support for Children and Young People in Devon. This framework will enable DCC to call-off and award contracts for placements and alternative packages of work to approved framework providers. The framework will comprise the following Lots: Lot 1a - Pre-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent schools, independent special schools or non-maintained special schools. Lot 1b - Post-16 Education Placements for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) with independent post-16 settings and independent special post-16 settings schools and colleges. Lot 2a - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support which form part of an educated other than at school (EOTAS) which has been named within a child or young person's statutory Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Lot 2b - Bespoke packages of Alternative Education Provision support to enable children and young people to reintegrate to their school or move onto another education setting.

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Planning notice observed

   7 Mar 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   008287-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Tender notice observed

   8 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   054487-2025

   Published tags

   tender

3. Tender record updated

   19 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   057930-2025

   Published tags

   tenderUpdate

4. Award notice observed

   1 Dec 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Lot 1a. Pre-16 Education Placements

  Buyer: Devon County CouncilSupplier: Cambian Childcare Limited

  End date in notice

  7 Dec 2026Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £357,063,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  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.
  • This value appears on 2 awards in the same procurement, so it is not included in summary totals.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  5

• Lot 1a. Pre-16 Education Placements

  Buyer: Devon County CouncilSupplier:

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1Published 7 Mar 2025.Open supporting notice 008287-2025

• priorThis record points to another processTarget identifier not publishedOpen supporting notice 015068-2026
• priorThis record points to another processTarget identifier not publishedOpen supporting notice 011203-2026