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SEND Education and Specialist Provision Framework

Lancashire County Council · Local authority

In brief

Lancashire County Council has announced plans to buy education and care work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £1,400,000,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 10 years, starting 19 July 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 24 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £1,400,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Lancashire County Council (the Council) is seeking to engage with providers as part of the development of its future Alternative Provision offer. As demand for specialist provision continues to grow across Lancashire, it is important that our future arrangements are informed by the expertise and experience of the provider market. This engagement event will help shape the Council's future SEND commissioning arrangements and the development of the new Lancashire Framework. With the Framework anticipated to remain in place for up to 10 years, we are keen to ensure it is shaped by the expertise and insights of providers, helping to create arrangements that work effectively for providers, the Council, and Lancashire's children and young people. Your insights and expertise will be invaluable in helping us create an approach that meets the needs of Lancashire's children and young people while reflecting the realities of service delivery. This is an opportunity to contribute to future commissioning activity and ensure the provider perspective is considered as arrangements are developed. By taking part, you will help us build a framework that works effectively for providers and the children and young people they support.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 005863-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 012216-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 022758-2026
  4. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 048385-2026
  5. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 048395-2026
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068209-2026
  7. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 072839-2026
  8. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 081467-2026

About the buyer

Lancashire County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

118

Awards

60

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From notice 005863-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 January 2026, last updated 26 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.