Independent and Non-Maintained Special School (INMSS)

Title

Independent and Non-Maintained Special School (INMSS)

   

Description and objectives

Lancashire County Council is conducting a scoping exercise to identify Independent and Non-Maintained Special School (INMSS) providers who can support children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) requiring specialist placements.

Estimated contract dates/timescales

01/04/2026 – 31/03/2028

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

80211000-6

Contract locations

UK D4 – Lancashire

Deadline for responses to preliminary market engagement

05/02/2026

Preliminary Market Engagement description

Lancashire County Council is conducting a scoping exercise to identify Independent and Non-Maintained Special School (INMSS) providers who can support children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) requiring specialist placements.

Further information is contained within the 'INMS Scoping Exercise' attachment:

Please review the INMS Scoping Exercise and if you have capacity now or in the future, please send the required information under the 'Information Requested' section of the attachment to:

INMSS.Placements@lancashire.gov.uk

Please note, there may not be any tendering exercises as this is a scoping market analysis exercise.

Contact Organisation and contact details

Jessica Brindle, CAPHProcurement@Lancashire.gov.uk

Additional information

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005863-2026?origin=Dashboard

Market Engagement Event

Please send the information required to the above email address by 4pm on 5th February 2026.