Purpose

The Adult Learning and Skills Service receives
a separate funding grant to deliver High Needs Study Programmes
(HNSP) to young people (16 to 25) who have an Education, Health and
Care Plan (EHCP) to support the local offer.
As providers of education and training for learners with High Needs
(SEND) the HNSP is individual to the young person and as such,
there may be a number of bespoke requests. This would make it
unrealistic for the Service to offer all the provision in-house. It
is likely to be cost ineffective in terms of the cost of acquiring
all the necessary equipment and facilities to meet the needs of the
individuals.
The Approved Provider List (APL) relates to the more specific
specialist aspects of the High Needs Delivery (HND) which ALSS
cannot meet internally. For example, provision of equine management
or farming skills, plumbing, building maintenance, etc.
We are seeking approval to go out to tender to procure for
preferred and approved providers to deliver on behalf of PLC as the
existing procurement that has been in place since 1st August 2019
will end on the 31st July 2024.

Decision

Approval to undertake a re-procurement
exercise for supported internship providers across North Yorkshire
to create a new approved provider list (APL)