Tender

Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

MEDWAY COUNCIL

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Tender

06 Nov 2023 at 15:11

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Medway Council's Education and SEND Division is seeking to commission a Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) for children, young people, and their parents/carers. The contract is set to start on April 1st, 2024, for an initial 2-year period with the option to extend up to 5 years. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period ending on December 5th, 2023. The submission method is electronic, and the bid opening will take place at Medway Council.

This tender provides an opportunity for qualified service providers to offer high-quality support to families, including legally based information and impartial advice. Suitable businesses in the education and training services sector with expertise in special needs and disabilities support would be ideal contenders. Providers must ensure they meet the bid validity period of 90 days and can deliver the required services primarily through multiple communication channels such as websites, social media, telephone, email, and face-to-face interactions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

Notice Description

Medway Council's Education and SEND Division is looking to commission Medway's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support, advice, and information service (SENDIASS) for children, young people, and their parents / carers. The Local Authority invites applications from suitably qualified providers who can deliver: * A high-quality service which improves our families understanding and enables them to make informed choices and participate in decisions. * Legally based information, impartial advice and confidential support delivered primarily via website, social media, telephone, email, and face-to-face support from a trained Information Advice Support (IAS) practitioner on request. Contract is anticipated to commence on Monday 1st April 2024. The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for further 2 periods (24 months and 12 months). The maximum contract term will therefore be 5 years.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Medway Council's Education and SEND Division is looking to commission Medway's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support, advice, and information service (SENDIASS) for children, young people, and their parents / carers. The Local Authority invites applications from suitably qualified providers who can deliver: * A high-quality service which improves our families understanding and enables them to make informed choices and participate in decisions. * Legally based information, impartial advice and confidential support delivered primarily via website, social media, telephone, email, and face-to-face support from a trained Information Advice Support (IAS) practitioner on request. Contract is anticipated to commence on Monday 1st April 2024. The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for further 2 periods (24 months and 12 months). The maximum contract term will therefore be 5 years.

Renewal: Contract is anticipated to commence on Monday 1st April 2024. The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for further 2 periods (24 months and 12 months). The maximum contract term will therefore be 5 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041623
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032804-2023
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
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Dec 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 1-2 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
MEDWAY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Dennise Longuet
Contact Email
dennise.longuet@medway.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2284

Buyer Location

Locality
MEDWAY
Postcode
ME4 4TR
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ41 Medway
Delivery Location
TLJ41 Medway
Local Authority
Medway
Electoral Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Westminster Constituency
Rochester and Strood

Further Information

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