Notice Information
Notice Title
Proc-25-181 Additional Learning Needs Partnership Service
Notice Description
UK4 - Tender Notice Wrexham County Borough Council on behalf of the North Wales Authorities is inviting tenders for the provision of an Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Partnership Service Local Authorities are required under the, Section 332A / 32B of the Education Act 1996 and the ALN Code for Wales 2021 to make arrangements for advocacy and the avoidance and resolution of disagreements services for children/young people for whom the local authority is responsible, or in the case of children, their parents. i) Sections 332A and 332B of the Education Act 1996 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/contents ii) ALN Code for Wales 2021 https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2021-03/the-additional-learning-needs-code-for-wales-2021.pdf The successful supplier will provide an ALN Partnership Service which will act in accordance with the Authorities' requirements and fulfil the statutory duties as set out by ALNET 2018 and the ALN Code (2021) to children, young people and parents across North Wales who are the responsibility of the counties of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham and require support in relation to additional learning needs. The primary role of the ALN Partnership Service (ALNPS) is to: i. Provide independent advice and support for parents of children with additional learning needs, as well as for children and young people themselves, empowering them to play an informed and active role in their child's education or in their own learning journey. ii. Ensure that parents of children with additional learning needs, as well as children and young people themselves, have access to clear information, advice, and guidance that enables them to make informed decisions. iii. Provide a formal Disagreement Resolution Service to parents and children and young people. iv. Provide a fully bilingual service. thereby fulfilling all Council's statutory obligations referred to in the ALN Code. i. The ALN Partnership Service will focus on resolving the problems, barriers, and issues raised by children, young people and parents, empowering them and helping to prevent disagreements from escalating ii. The ALN Partnership Service will operate as an independent impartial party in order to facilitate resolutions to the problems or issues raised. Its aim is solution focused and its function is a facilitating and conciliatory one. iii. The ALN Partnership Service will be separate and independent from the LAs. iv. The ALN Partnership Service will ensure it has a sound understanding of each LA context and processes. v. The ALN Partnership Service will promote an understanding and awareness of the LA duty to prioritise placement in mainstream settings. vi. The ALN Partnership Service will be flexible and responsive to local changes. vii. The ALN Partnership Service will have mechanisms to promote the service and make itself easily accessible to children, young people, parents and schools. It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in October 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06db42
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073704-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £829,725 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £829,725 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Aug 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Sep 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-01-04
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WREXHAM
- Postcode
- LL11 1AR
- Post Town
- Llandudno
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
- Delivery Location
- TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
-
- Local Authority
- Flintshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hawarden: Ewloe
- Westminster Constituency
- Alyn and Deeside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073704-2026
4th August 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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