Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Services

Descriptions

Following a review of commissioning arrangements of LCC's SEND services for making necessary arrangements, children's strategic commissioning have identified that there is an opportunity for three areas to move to an Open Select List (OSL) procurement function. The 3 areas are: • domiciliary care • short breaks • alternative provision (to support interim home tuition) current arrangements for these areas are made through ad-hoc spot purchase contracts in response to identified need(s) of the child or young person following an assessment of need. Adopting the OSL procurement function for each area, will procure necessary services which are quality assured thus providing a structured process to support service area reporting and budget allocations. It should be noted that acceptance on to the OSL will not guarantee business for any supplier; the OSL process will allow all commissioning requirements to be sought through an open and fair mini-tender competition. More information is available via the following link, where a market engagement survey can also be completed. The survey will be 'live' between 9th July and 22nd July. https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directory-record/65018/procurement-activities-for-special-educational-needs-and-disability-send-services N.B. This link with need to be copied and paste in to the browser in order to access the survey.