Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Inclusion Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Framework
Department for Education
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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 establish a route to market for the development and delivery of high-quality SEND and inclusion CPD services for education professionals and support future requirements during the Framework term.
The Framework will be divided into the following Sub-Lots:
- Sub-Lot 1.1 School Teachers and Leaders (£40m)
- Sub-Lot 1.2 Further Education Teachers and Leaders (£23m)
- Sub-Lot 1.3 Teaching Assistants (£35m)
- Sub-Lot 1.4 Further Education Support Staff (£17m)
- Sub-Lot 1.5 Combined Audiences (£235m)
The Framework will support the procurement of a range of SEND and inclusion CPD services, including research, content development, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, digital learning solutions, participant recruitment and training delivery. The Department may commission services through future competitions conducted in accordance with the Framework Agreement.
DfE is also procuring up to seven standalone contracts, each with an initial term of two years and the option to extend for up to a further two years (1+1 years), covering the following audiences:
- Lot 2: School and Further Education Teachers and Leaders – up to five contracts will be awarded under this Lot, with an estimated initial term value of £165,500,000 and an estimated maximum extension value of £346,000,000.
- Lot 3: Teaching Assistants – one contract will be awarded under this Lot, with an estimated initial term value of £35,000,000 and an estimated maximum extension value of £70,000,000.
- Lot 4: Further Education Support Staff – one contract will be awarded under this Lot, with an estimated initial term value of £6,950,000 and an estimated maximum extension value of £14,540,000.
The estimated total Framework value is £781 million (inclusive of VAT) over the maximum Framework term and includes both the initial requirements (estimated at £430,540,000) and any future opportunities awarded under the Framework (£350,000,000). This value is an estimate only and does not constitute a commitment to spend.
The contract dates in this notice relate to the Framework term. Individual contracts awarded under Lots 2-4 will be subject to their own contract terms.
How to engage
Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/200-million-landmark-send-teacher-training-programme On 16th January 2026, the government announced a £200 million investment in SEND teacher training. This landmark programme will develop and deliver continuing professional development (CPD) available to all education professionals. The CPD will deepen their knowledge of how to adapt their practice and improve inclusion in their educational setting, to better meet the needs of children and young people with SEND within the mainstream educational system. The package was described as including: •A package of high-quality training materials to be shared with every school and further education setting to support the delivery of training to all staff on SEND and inclusion. •New, free CPD courses for teachers and leaders in schools and further education settings. •Investment in training for teaching and learning support assistants ensuring support staff feel equipped and confident to support learners with SEND. •A new Early Years CPD programme, providing free, accessible training focused on inclusive practice, child development, and practical strategies for supporting children with SEND – available to all early years practitioners. The Department for Education (DfE) is commencing market engagement and seeking feedback to inform strategy and broad programme thinking currently in development across early years, schools and colleges. The projects are at various stages in development and have distinct requirements. This could include: Content development Materials production (primarily in relation to national training programmes, but also looking at materials to support schools and colleges to develop in-house professional development) Course development Participant recruitment and onboarding Developing digital platforms / hosting materials Training facilitation Policy areas in scope for this exercise are: Early years (course delivery commencing April 2027) Schools (materials for in-house professional development delivery launching September 2026; course delivery launching Autumn 2027) Further education (materials for in-house professional development delivery launching September 2026; course delivery launching Autumn 2027) Including School Teaching Assistants and FE support staff (course delivery launching Autumn 2027) We look to consult the market on how the provision could address the following audiences: Teachers (at all phases) Leaders (at all phases) School Teaching Assistants and FE support staff Early years practitioners Key commercial objectives of the engagement event are: Understand market capacity, capability and appetite for each requirement Obtain feedback on prospective commercial approaches Interested parties are invited to attend an online market engagement event to be held Tuesday 10th March, to hear further details about this opportunity and share thoughts and questions about the future programme through a feedback questionnaire. Please note, in the interest of fairness, attendance will be limited to 2 people per organisation. Follow up 1-2-1 interviews may be scheduled at the discretion of the Department, and further information on this will be shared during the event. DfE may also decide to host further engagement events prior to the launch of a formal tender process. Further details will be provided in due course. This market engagement notice does not signify the commencement of any competitive process, nor does it constitute a commitment to any future procurement activity. To participate in this Market Engagement, participants must first be registered on the Department for Education eSourcing Portal Jaggaer. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://education.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'. Navigate to ssq_736 and express your interest. For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal, please contact the Jaggaer Supplier Helpdesk at [email protected] or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs). If you are unable to attend the market engagement event, the slides and Q&A outcomes will be made available to you, provided you have registered your interest on Jaggaer prior to the event. All communication should be via the Jaggaer platform.
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