Sensory Inclusive School Environments Pilot

Concepts

• education and training
• south shields
• complex sensory processing needs
• sensory inclusive environments pilot
• sensory inclusive school environments pilot
• sensory processing and integration therapy
• our sensory inclusive environments pilot
• inclusion service
• professionals - supporting schools
• school

Location

Borough of South Tyneside

Description

As part of our ongoing commitment to improving our Local Offer for children and young people with SEND and our current involvement with the Delivering Better Value Programme, we are seeking an experienced external specialist organisation in sensory processing and integration therapy to deliver our Sensory Inclusive Environments Pilot. This pilot will consist of: - Supporting the development of setting wide policy guidance for schools/settings - Developing resources for schools/settings - Delivering face to face and recorded training for professionals - Supporting schools/settings in assessing their environments with a view to making them more sensory inclusive - Completing assessment of children and young people with complex sensory processing needs that may require specific techniques and strategies to support them. We will ask the successful organisation to work closely with our Access & Inclusion Service and our schools/settings to deliver the above, providing written reports for settings and an evaluation at the at the end of the pilot period with recommendations for how to implement learning across all schools/settings.

Total Quantity or Scope

This is a 13 month contract commencing 1 August 2024 expiring 31 August 2025. The contract sum has been set at £125k for the period of the contract. Suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered on ProContract please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com. Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation - Project Number DN709785 . Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation.

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services
• 85300000 - Social work and related services

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.