Framework for Excellence in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
A Contract Award Notice
by THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £0
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 24 Mar 2023
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom: ENGLAND
1 buyer
11 suppliers
- City College Norwich Norwich
- Oldham College Oldham
- Weston College Weston Super Mare
- British Association for Supported Employment Inclusive Trading Aldershot
- London South East Colleges London
- Natspec Nottingham
- National Star Foundation Cheltenham
- Ambitious About Autism London
- Hampshire County Council Winchester
- Nasen Tamworth
- Career Connect Liverpool
Description
Framework Agreements have been awarded, establishing an excellence framework of suppliers who will work with the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) to deliver high quality, responsive and innovative Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and support for those working in the Further Education (FE) and Training sector.
Lot Division
| 1 | Leaders and governors' approach to SEND Framework agreements have been awarded for Lot 1 of the Framework for Excellence in SEND. Successful contractors demonstrated they are an organisation with leaders who: - place learners with SEND at the heart of strategic planning, recognising that this approach benefits all learners and leads to organisational excellence. - include SEND strategic objectives in their corporate plan and support this with an effective development plan for staff. - lead by example to promote an inclusive culture and ethos that actively welcomes and engages learners with SEND, parents, carers and families of learners with SEND, and other relevant stakeholders, ensuring that the learner’s voice remains central. - understand and monitor how learners with SEND achieve their goals and aspirations, across multiple sites where appropriate, adapting provision accordingly to maximise outcomes such as academic qualifications, the development of skills and behaviours in preparation for adulthood. They agree to support ETF to promote these approaches across the FE sector. Award Criteria
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| 2 | Inclusion is everyone's job and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of staff and learners Framework Agreements have been awarded for Lot 2 of the Framework for Excellence in SEND. The ETF sought skills and expertise of inclusive practice across the FE sector, and to raise the status of the SEND professionals so that ultimately this essential part of the workforce has parity of esteem with other curriculum areas. Inclusion will be at front and centre of every organisation and not side lined to a SEND team. We want to see a sector where there are more specialists in learning difference to provide a resource to draw on for all staff, so everyone can support all learners to achieve their aspirations. Successful contractors demonstrated they are an organisation that is ahead of the curve in how they support and develop staff. They are also recognised for their excellence in how they support the mental health and wellbeing of their staff and learners. Successful contractors will share their practice across the FE sector, underpinning a positive experience for learners with SEND support leading to the majority achieving their aspirations. Award Criteria
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| 3 | A curriculum that has a clear destination Framework agreements have been awarded for Lot 3 of the Framework for excellence in SEND. The ETF sought organisations with high aspirations for their learners with SEND resulting in learners being represented on all learning programmes across the organisation including apprenticeships and T Levels. Successful contractors will support others to achieve the goal of progressing all learners to be on programmes which lead to meaningful employment and/ or independent living and to make this the norm across the FE system. They will work with ETF to highlight the importance of inclusive curriculum planning and development - a curriculum with clear 'intent' which leads to the 'impact' the learner aspires to. Award Criteria
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| 4 | Strong community links so learners live successful lives post FE Framework agreements have been awarded for Lot 4 of the Framework for excellence in SEND. The ETF sought tenderers who demonstrated they were an organisation with strong relationships, including taking co-creation approaches with one or more of the following: - Parents and carers - Local, regional and national employers - Universities - Voluntary and community organisations Successful contractors will take a co-creation approach, working with ETF to showcase how to develop and maximise these relationships and highlighting the difference it makes. They will deliver joint activities where parents, carers, employers, universities and voluntary organisations are advocating for these joint approaches. Award Criteria
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| 5 | Specialist information, advice and guidance to learners with SEND Framework agreements have been awarded for Lot 5 of the Framework for Excellence in SEND. The successful contractors demonstrated they are an organisations with a track record of delivering high quality information, advice and guidance to learners with SEND resulting in the majority of learners going on to have successful lives. They also have a good understanding of the full range of support and schemes available including (and not limited to) supported employment, inclusive apprenticeships, supported internships, job-coaching, job-brokering, job-carving, and benefits such as Access to Work and Disabled Students’ Allowance. Award Criteria
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| 6 | Specialist FE providers and organisations Framework agreements have been awarded for Lot 6 of the Framework for excellence in SEND. Successful contractors demonstrated they were a Specialist college, FE provider or organisation who has expertise in a particular learning difference playing a key role in supporting learners. They will deliver excellent CPD across the FE sector and support organisations to increase specialist knowledge and skills across the whole of the FE system. Award Criteria
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| 7 | Initiating, facilitating and/or delivering SEND partnerships at local/regional/national levels Framework agreements have been awarded for Lot 7 of the Framework for excellence in SEND. Successful contractors demonstrated they have a track record in bringing different partners from within the SEND system together to better serve learners. This includes, (but is not limited to) initiating, facilitating and delivering partnerships between: - Mainstream and specialist FE providers - School, FE and HE providers - Local authority, health and social care providers Award Criteria
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| 8 | Utilising data to promote strategic planning and address systemic issues across the SEND system A Framework agreement has been awarded for Lot 8 of the Framework for excellence in SEND. The SEND system is complex and has a range of data which has the potential for us to understand where it is and isn’t working. Data includes statistics and information on: - Analysing supply and demand for provision for learners with SEND - Commissioning provision and planning of places across the FE system - Numbers of learners with SEND with and without Education, Health and Care Plans - Local inclusion partnerships, including SEND forums and their effectiveness - Learner attainment, destination, exclusions and characteristics including transition between life stages The successful contractor is an organisation with an understanding of the data described above who is able to work with the ETF to interrogate and identify where there is potential to use it to understand and improve the experience of learners with SEND. Award Criteria
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| 9 | Understanding the complexity of funding systems which underpin SEND in FE A framework agreement has been awarded for Lot 9 of the Framework for excellence in SEND. The FE system and its funding streams are complex and even more so for FE providers who wish to support their learners with SEND effectively. The successful contractor demonstrated they are an organisations with an understanding of the complexity of the funding systems and would be able to explain and navigate professionals through how to make funding work effectively to maximise the potential of learner success. The following funding streams considered include but are not limited to: - National Funding Formula - High Needs National Funding Formula (including elements 1, 2 and 3) - Disadvantage Funding - Adult Education Budget - Apprenticeship support Award Criteria
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Award Detail
| 1 | City College Norwich (Norwich)
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| 2 | Oldham College (Oldham)
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| 3 | Weston College (Weston Super Mare)
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| 4 | British Association for Supported Employment Inclusive Trading (Aldershot)
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| 5 | City College Norwich (Norwich)
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| 6 | London South East Colleges (London)
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| 7 | Natspec (Nottingham)
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| 8 | National Star Foundation (Cheltenham)
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| 9 | Weston College (Weston Super Mare)
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| 10 | Ambitious About Autism (London)
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| 11 | British Association for Supported Employment Inclusive Trading (Aldershot)
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| 12 | City College Norwich (Norwich)
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| 13 | Hampshire County Council (Winchester)
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| 14 | London South East Colleges (London)
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| 15 | Natspec (Nottingham)
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| 16 | Weston College (Weston Super Mare)
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| 17 | Ambitious About Autism (London)
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| 18 | City College Norwich (Norwich)
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| 19 | London South East Colleges (London)
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| 20 | National Star Foundation (Cheltenham)
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| 21 | Natspec (Nottingham)
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| 22 | Ambitious About Autism (London)
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| 23 | City College Norwich (Norwich)
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| 24 | Nasen (Tamworth)
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| 25 | Natspec (Nottingham)
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| 26 | Weston College (Weston Super Mare)
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| 27 | Natspec (Nottingham)
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| 28 | City College Norwich (Norwich)
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| 29 | Nasen (Tamworth)
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| 30 | National Star Foundation (Cheltenham)
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| 31 | Natspec (Nottingham)
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| 32 | Oldham College (Oldham)
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| 33 | Weston College (Weston Super Mare)
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| 34 | Ambitious About Autism (London)
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| 35 | Career Connect (Liverpool)
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| 36 | City College Norwich (Norwich)
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| 37 | Natspec (Nottingham)
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| 38 | Oldham College (Oldham)
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| 39 | Weston College (Weston Super Mare)
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| 40 | Natspec (Nottingham)
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CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80340000 - Special education services
- 80521000 - Training programme services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
Indicators
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This Framework creates a list of quality suppliers. There is no financial value attached to the initial Framework Agreement. Call-off contracts, or direct award where necessary, will be awarded for any projects that arise throughout the term of the Framework, whereby suppliers on the applicable Lot will be notified of the value of each project. (MT Ref:228943)
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-037e0e
- FTS 008666-2023