Notice Information
Notice Title
Special Educational Needs and Disability SEND Information and Advice Service
Notice Description
East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded to single provider to manage a SEN and disability advice service ("the Service") in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice, and the Minimum Standards for SEND Information, Advice and Support Services. This will secure the provision of impartial, confidential and relevant information, advice and support to: the parents and carers of children and young people between 0 and 25 years who have, or may have, SEN or a disability, and children and young people who have, or may have, SEN or a disability.
Lot Information
Lot 1
East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded to single provider to manage a SEN and disability advice service ("the Service") in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice, and the Minimum Standards for SEND Information, Advice and Support Services. This will secure the provision of impartial, confidential and relevant information, advice and support to: the parents and carers of children and young people between 0 and 25 years who have, or may have, SEN or a disability, and children and young people who have, or may have, SEN or a disability.
Renewal: The contract will be on the Procurement Forward Plan for FY 24/25 and the extension option will be utilised, or a procurement process for a replacement contract will be undertaken. There is no guarantee that the replacement contract will be a joint procurement between East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0322ac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065153-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
80310000 - Youth education services
80340000 - Special education services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,712,730 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Apr 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2025 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Approximately 6-9 months prior to the contract end date.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Alex White
- Contact Email
- alex.white@brighton-hove.gov.uk, caroline.lloyd@eastsussex.gov.uk, mandi.edwards@eastsussex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HOVE
- Postcode
- BN3 3BQ
- Post Town
- Brighton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ22 East Sussex CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ21 Brighton and Hove, TLJ22 East Sussex CC
-
- Local Authority
- Lewes
- Electoral Ward
- Lewes Priory
- Westminster Constituency
- Lewes
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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