The Director of Children and Families approved
decision reference D52545 to undertake a competitive procurement
exercise to establish the regional White Rose special education
needs and disabilities (SEND) Electronic Market Place and to
appoint providers onto the agreement commencing on 1st July 2021
and expiring on 30th June 2025 with the option to extend for up to
24 months. As a consequence of this decision, a full procurement
exercise was undertaken and a number of providers have been
approved for appointment to the SEND EMP from which they can bid
for placements advertised by local authorities who are members of
the White Rose Partnership. Providers approved for immediate
appointment are listed at Appendix 1.
Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Ofsted were unable to carry out a
first inspection of some new settings. A route to access this
agreement for yet to be rated providers and/or settings was
described within the specification along with the process for
additional quality assurance work. The providers falling into this
category are identified in Appendix 2. This process is yet to be
completed and will result in further appointments to the SEND EMP
when a satisfactory quality check is complete.