Since September 2024 Stoke on Trent City Council has commissioned Independent Specialist Provision (ISP) for children and young people including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) via a flexible framework. The ISP Framework in due to re-open for new and existing providers to join in April 2026. The ISP Framework: • Supports the vision of keeping children and young people local (inclusive of those with additional needs) • Ensures that the council meets its statutory responsibilities • Provides support and allows local non-maintained education provision the opportunity to sit on the Framework • Supports the Council to ensure sufficient placements for our children. • Ensures the Council can build positive working relationships and offer support to Providers. The Council is inviting applicants to tender to join the framework for the following: • Lot 1 - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) • Lot 2 - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH) • Lot 3 - Cognition & Learning & Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD) • Lot 4 - Sever Learning Disability (SLD) & Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD) • Lot 5 - Hearing Impairment (HI) & Visionary Impairment (VI) Providers may apply for one or more lots depending on the scale and flexibility of their offer. Providers need not be based in Stoke-on-Trent, but the specialist school shall be based in Stoke-on-Trent, or within a reasonable travelling distance.