Planning

Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) Soft Market testing

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

23 Mar 2017 at 13:44

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottinghamshire County Council is currently in the planning stage of the procurement process for the "Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) Soft Market testing," which falls under the education and training services category. The engagement end date is set for 12 noon on 13th April 2017. This procurement initiative is specifically aimed at providing information and advice about special educational needs or disabilities as mandated by the Children and Families Act (2014). The service is intended to be impartial, confidential, and accessible, with a total anticipated value of £800,000. The service will be carried out in Nottingham, located in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in educational support services, particularly those focusing on health and social work. Companies with experience in providing impartial information, advice, and support for children and young people with special educational needs are encouraged to participate. The procurement method includes a request for providers to complete a questionnaire to inform the development of the subsequent tendering exercise, creating avenues for providers to showcase their capabilities early in the process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) Soft Market testing

Notice Description

The Children and Families Act (2014) requires local authorities to provide children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) or disabilities, and their parents and carers with information and advice about matters relating to their SEN or disabilities. The SEN Code of Practice (2015) states that Information, Advice and Support (IASS) should be provided through a dedicated and easily identifiable service and should be impartial, confidential, accessible, and should have the capacity to handle face-to-face, telephone and electronic enquiries. Following advice, from the Department for Education and the national Information Advice and Support (IAS) Network, for the need to establish a service fully independent of the Local Authority, consideration is being given to the optimum way to provide this service. One option that is being considered is to include the Disagreement Resolution and Mediation services within the IASS service. We are requesting providers complete a short questionnaire that should be completed and returned to us by 12 noon on Thursday 13th April 2017. The information and insight we obtain from this will then support the development of a tendering exercise later in the year.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-504b5e31-ce92-424f-a717-1a3110c0da43
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b4a8d16b-b14d-4421-b8f4-d9103cc71117
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£800,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Mar 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Feb 2018Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 7QP
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Rushcliffe
Electoral Ward
Trent Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Rushcliffe

Further Information

Notice Documents

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