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SEND Adviser Contract St Helens, Manchester & Wigan (con_31669)

Department for Education

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07 Aug 2026 at 13:57

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education procured SEND advisory services for St Helens, Manchester and Wigan. The work covers specialist advice relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), under the broader category of business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000). It is a public-sector consultancy requirement delivered across the three named areas. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The stated purpose is to provide advisory support, so relevant businesses are those whose services focus on SEND advice rather than general consultancy alone. The buyer is the Department for Education, which is responsible for commissioning the requirement and using the resulting advisory service.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as a selective call-off from a framework agreement. OxEd and Assessment Ltd. was awarded the contract on 1 April 2026 for £47,040 including the stated currency, GBP. The contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The original tender submission deadline was 25 March 2026 at 17:00. The procurement was classified as a services contract and was marked as suitable for SMEs. The published outcome identifies one active award and one supplier. The available process information describes the framework call-off route, while the award records the selected supplier, award date, value and delivery period.

This award shows that the Department for Education buys focused SEND advisory support through framework call-offs and is willing to appoint an SME supplier for work covering multiple local authority areas. Businesses considering comparable work should be able to provide specialist SEND advisory services at a scale suitable for delivery across St Helens, Manchester and Wigan, while meeting the governance, reporting and service-management expectations of a Department for Education commission. Access to the relevant framework is commercially important because this requirement was competed as a call-off rather than as an open standalone tender. The selected supplier indicates that a specialist SME model can be credible for this type of public-sector advisory requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SEND Adviser Contract St Helens, Manchester & Wigan (con_31669)

Notice Description

A contract for provision of SEND advisory services to St Helens, Manchester & Wigan

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9bd52ea9-4555-4f49-88f5-e2b0a0655061
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95abb98b-5b41-4eda-993b-0443d6078b78
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£47,040 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£47,040 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
25 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OxEd and Assessment Ltd.

Further Information

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