Support for Vulnerable Learners at Risk of Permanent Exclusion

Northamptonshire County Council is working within a joint commissioning arrangement with the East Northants Behaviour and Attendance Partnership Cluster, (hereafter BAP Cluster), to commission a Provider who will support vulnerable learners who are at risk of permanent exclusion owing to challenging behaviour displayed within school. The Council and the BAP Cluster wish to commission a Provider to work intensively with these vulnerable learners and their families to support the learners in developing ‘behaviour for learning’ and tackling issues in areas of their lives which may prompt negative behaviour.

An intervention service is required which will support children and young people aged between 5 and 16 years old, at risk of permanent exclusion from their school. The service will work with the pupil, their family and their school to ensure that the issues which impact negatively upon the child’s behaviour are addressed and that the pupil is able to consequently demonstrate ‘behaviour for learning’.

The service will be provided to a cluster of schools in the East Northants district of Northamptonshire

The service will be required from September 2016 onwards and TUPE does not apply. The Contract is to be awarded for one year, with one 12 month option to extend. For clarity, the maximum possible duration of the Contract, should the extension be taken up is two years.

The detailed requirements are defined in the Tender documents, please formally register your interest in this opportunity to access the tender documentation.

The deadline for completed ITTs to be received on the LGSS eTendering Portal is 12:00 noon on Thursday 12th May 2016.