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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework is a UK public sector tender from Department for Education (North East England, North West England, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East England, South West England), with an estimated value of £624.8m (excluding VAT). The closing date is .

In our daily copy of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data (), 41 open tenders share CPV 80000000; Department for Education has 2 open tenders; the median stated value for that CPV code is £457,760.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework. Source: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder
BuyerDepartment for Education (London)
Published
Closing date, 12:00 UK time
Estimated value£624.8m (excluding VAT)
CPV code80000000 — Education and training services
CPV categoryEducation and training services
Contract typeServices
ProcedureCompetitive flexible procedure
RegionNorth East England, North West England, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East England, South West England
Location—
Marked suitable forSMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), VCSEs (voluntary, community and social enterprises)
SourceFind a Tender, notice 093837-2026

Read the full notice and documents on Find a Tender

Summary from the notice

The Department for Education (DfE) is procuring a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework to support the Government's investment in workforce development and SEND reform across the education sector. The Framework will…

Official summary as published on Find a Tender (shortened).

How this procurement works

This uses the competitive flexible procedure (Procurement Act 2023). The buyer designs its own stages, often a request to participate first, then invited tenders. Read the notice for each stage and deadline.

Who can bid

The buyer marked this tender as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. That is a signal the buyer expects smaller organisations to be able to bid, but you still need to meet the requirements in the notice.

Closing date

11 days left: the deadline for tenders is , 12:00 UK time (as of ). Late submissions are normally rejected; check the notice for the exact time and how to submit.

Next steps

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  3. Check that you meet the selection criteria (experience, insurance, finances) and send clarification questions early.
  4. Prepare your response, including any social value questions, and submit before the closing date.

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