Individual Packages of Education Support (PIN)

Tender description

Essex County Council (“the Council”) is seeking to secure a range of effective, reliable and efficient providers to deliver Individual Packages of Educational Support Services to enable the authority to meet its statutory responsibilities to provide suitable education for children of compulsory school age, who due to exclusion or otherwise are unable to attend school. This procurement will be conducted under the light touch regime and incorporate the following four lots: Lot1 Tuition Services, Lot 2 Vocational Services, Lot 3 Virtual Learning Services and Lot 4: Therapeutic ReEngagement Services (Supplementary Education). Further details regarding the Council’s requirements for each of these lots can be found within the service specification. Please see below link to a pre-recorded market engagement event we are hosting on YouTube detailing the procurement and process ECC adhere to. https://youtu.be/nuB4I9ZfZ9w We intend to hold drop in sessions 10:00am to 11:00am weekly on a Wednesday, starting 7th of August 2024. These drop in events will be for those looking to discuss further, or have any questions of the process. We will release any questions and answers back to the wider market for information. Please sign up for the drop ins with the below link https://forms.office.com/e/97nK6fe4D9 We plan to arrange a supplementary in person market engagement event on the 9th of September. Details on this event will follow. Lot 1: Tuition Services This lot is designed to provide tuition services in a range of subjects including but not limited to core subjects, GCSEs and functional skills to students of compulsory school age, who due to exclusion or otherwise are unable to attend school. This tuition can either be delivered on a one to one basis with an individual student or in a group setting. Further details of the Council's requirements for this lot can be found within the service specification for this procurement. Lot 2: Vocational Services This lot is designed to provide alternative educational provision across a wide range of subject areas to students of compulsory school age, who due to exclusion or otherwise are unable to attend school. This provision can either be delivered on a one to one basis with an individual student or in a group setting. Further details of the Council's requirements for this lot can be found within the service specification for this procurement. Lot 3: Virtual Learning Services This lot is designed to provide online delivery of educational support across a variety of subject areas to students of compulsory school age, who due to exclusion or otherwise are unable to attend school. This tuition can either be delivered on a one to one basis with an individual student or in a group setting. Further details of the Council's requirements for this lot can be found within the service specification for this procurement. Lot 4: Early Intervention Re-integration This lot is designed to provide therapeutic activities including but not limited to music, art, drama and play therapies to students of compulsory school age, who due to exclusion or otherwise are unable to attend school with the overarching aim of enabling them to re-integrate into education. This therapy can either be delivered on a one to one basis with an individual student or in a group setting. Further details of the Council's requirements for this lot can be found within the service specification for this procurement.