Notice Information
Notice Title
SU/RP SEND Guidance
Notice Description
This contract is for the development of best practice guidance for operating and setting up SEN units, resourced provision, and pupil support units within mainstream schools. The National Children's Bureau will act as the Delivery Partner, working in collaboration with the Department for Education to engage lead practitioners and stakeholders, coordinate working groups, and produce interim and final guidance. The programme runs from September 2025 to February 2026, with key milestones including practitioner engagement, stakeholder workshops, and publication of guidance hosted on gov.uk. Additional information: Redacted contract attached
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-36539fa7-c9e0-4c4f-a79b-fb3a6362d6b1
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e942f33-fb61-4891-9457-576b3ac5887c
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80490000 - Operation of an educational centre
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £119,341 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £119,341 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Sep 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E8 3PN
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Hackney
- Electoral Ward
- London Fields
- Westminster Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e942f33-fb61-4891-9457-576b3ac5887c
24th September 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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