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 2026. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1012110504
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05df06
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010509-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80340000 - Special education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £360,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £360,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £352,855 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MEDWAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Graham Neil Thomas
- Contact Email
- graham.thomas1@medway.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHATHAM
- 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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010509-2026
5th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073491-2025
13th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073410-2025
13th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072937-2025
11th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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