Notice Information
Notice Title
SENDIASS and the Local Offer
Notice Description
Wakefield Council ('The Council') is seeking to procure a Wakefield Special Educational Needs & Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) and Local Offer ('The Service'). The Council is seeking to commission a service provider to deliver a service to discharge the duties placed on local authorities and health partners to families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), as set out in Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice 2015 with regard to the provision of Information, Advice and Support services and the Local Offer. The Service will deliver all aspects of a SENDIASS and Local Offer service. The contract start date will be 1 April 2022 and ending on 31 March 2024, with the option to extend for a period of up to 24 months. It is possible that TUPE might apply.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Service will improve outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25 who have, or may have, SEN or disabilities, and their parents /carers by providing impartial, accurate and confidential information, advice and support that is flexible and tailored to individual needs. The main objectives are to: * Empower service users with the information and advice they need to make informed decisions about provision made by education, health and social care and the take up and management of personal budgets. * Support service users to acquire the skills and knowledge to effectively access services and navigate the SEND system * Provide clear, comprehensive, accessible and up to date information about available provision through the Local Offer and how to access it. * To empower children, young people and their parents/carers to be able to effectively support themselves - resilience, independence and self-advocacy. * Assist service users to participate in the design and delivery of services, pathways and procedures through agreed local area mechanisms for engagement and co-production, in order to make services more responsive to local needs and aspirations. * Provide the local area with analysis and information on key trends to assist with identifying any areas of concern, gaps and support continuous service improvements. The Council anticipates that delivery of this service will cost no more than PS220,000 per annum. Bids must not exceed this ceiling budget annually or in total over the initial contract period. Any bid that does exceed the maximum annual budget or budget available over the initial contract period will be eliminated from the process due to unaffordability. Additional information: The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.yortender.co.uk - Reference: DN548790 For support with registration on the YORtender website or if you are having difficulties accessing the documents through YORtender, please contact the YORtender helpdesk via email toProContractSuppliers@proactis.com. The successful service provider will be required to participate in the achievement of community wellbeing and positive outcomes for its customers as well as promotion and achievement of social and economic growth and environmental and sustainability policy objectives where this is required by the Contracting Authority in the contract documentation.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02de54
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022245-2021
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- £880,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Sep 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Oct 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WAKEFIELD COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Miss Cloe Cunniff
- Contact Email
- ccunniff@wakefield.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1924302168
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WAKEFIELD
- Postcode
- WF1 2EB
- Post Town
- Wakefield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE45 Wakefield
- Delivery Location
- TLE45 Wakefield
-
- Local Authority
- Wakefield
- Electoral Ward
- Wakefield North
- Westminster Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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