# DfE ECSC Framework: SEND Financial Advisers Lot 7

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Published: 15 July 2025
- Planned start: 15 September 2025
- Planned end: 31 March 2029
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5cf530c3-8c7b-42ca-aa89-aeec63985e95-854363
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-894950ce-a06b-4866-a537-9d99380bd8ec

## Description

The Department for Education is inviting tenders in line with this specification for suppliers to join Lot 7 of the Educational and Children's Social Care \(ECSC\) Framework\. Suppliers must respond to all mandatory pre-qualification questions and the Lot-specific requirements contained within this Invitation to Tender\. The initial tender window is from 7th July to 9:30am on 4th August 2025\. Bidders are able to respond to the ITT by submitting bids to join the Lot 7 on the framework during this onboarding phase and will undergo rigorous supplier checks\. The Department reserves the right to reopen the Lot at regular intervals in a Refresher Window to allow new entrants to the market to apply to join this Lot\. Lot 7 of the Educational and Children's Social Care \(ECSC\) Framework will allow direct call-off and mini competition routes as detailed in Schedule 2 of the framework terms\. Please note that given the ECSC Framework was established prior to the go live of Procurement Act 2023, this opportunity notice to add a new lot to the framework is subject to the Public Contract Regulations \(PCR\) 2015\. How to bid: The Authority is using e-Tendering for this Procurement\. Jaggaer is the Authority's e-Tendering Platform\. It can be accessed via your web browser page at Jaggaer https://education\.app\.jaggaer\.com then locate the ITT reference code ITT\_3611 - SEND - Financial Advisers LOT7 or via link https://education\.app\.jaggaer\.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60051 and commence bidding process\.

## Related contract awards

- [Inclusion Bases: exploring evidence of impact and models\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-76dee6b0-7bcc-49cd-b784-34d2192c05a4): Department for Education
- [Understanding the cost of undergraduate provision and qualifications in the HE sector in England\_con\_27513](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5134e27c-b67c-449d-89e7-92e3a879c33b): Department for Education
- [IT Research and Advisory Services II](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-db7f8498-b870-407b-a72f-9d6a97072ad6): Department for Education

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5cf530c3-8c7b-42ca-aa89-aeec63985e95-854363)