Non-School Alternative Provision / Education other then in school or college - Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) and Vocational Framework

Norfolk County Council has awarded a framework worth £60 million for non-school alternative provision and education services focusing on Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) and Vocational support for children and young people. The framework was awarded on 27 March 2026 to 46 providers including ABC Education Limited, Absolute Children Services Ltd, Ackerman Pierce Education Ltd, and others, and will operate on a usage-dependent basis to secure consistent safeguarding approaches and choice for service users. The contract may be transferred to successor authorities should unitary local government or a Mayoral Strategic Authority be established in Norfolk.