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Harmony SEND Services

Isle of Wight Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

20 Oct 2026 at 08:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Oct 2026 at 12:03

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

08 Oct 2026 at 11:54

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Isle of Wight Council bought strategic leadership, management and improvement support for its Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) service. The consultant’s remit covers strengthening leadership capacity across the council’s Statutory SEND Team and Neurodivergent Team, helping the council meet its statutory SEND responsibilities, implement its Autism Strategy and improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND. This is business and management consultancy. The work is for the council’s SEND service on the Isle of Wight.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTD, an SME. The council used a direct award because it had been unable to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced SEND Manager, risking its ability to meet statutory duties and improve the service; the consultancy provides leadership capacity while a long-term solution is established. The contract was signed on 20 October 2026 and runs from 21 October 2026 to 27 October 2028. Its value is £251,000 excluding VAT (£301,200 including VAT). There was one lot, and the award was for business and management consultancy services. The recorded award date is 1 October 2026.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to demonstrate senior SEND leadership and management experience, including the ability to strengthen a council’s statutory service and deliver improvement while maintaining compliance with legal responsibilities. Experience across both statutory SEND provision and neurodivergence would be particularly relevant, as would the capability to support implementation of an autism strategy and improve outcomes for children and young people. The council’s use of a direct award followed difficulty recruiting a suitably qualified and experienced SEND Manager, indicating that immediate access to proven leadership capacity was central to this purchase. This was a substantial, single-lot consultancy engagement for an SME supplier, so a competitor would need the expertise and capacity to provide strategic support across the service rather than a narrowly defined advisory input.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Harmony SEND Services

Notice Description

The Consultant will provide strategic leadership, management and improvement support to Isle of Wight Council's SEND Service. The consultant will strengthen leadership capacity across the Statutory SEND Team and Neurodivergent Team, ensuring the effective delivery of statutory SEND responsibilities, implementation of the Council's Autism Strategy, and continuous improvement in outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Please refer to UK5 and UK6 notice as to the background. The standstill concluded midnight on 19 October 2026.

Procurement Information

The service was facing a prolonged inability to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced SEND Manager, creating a significant risk to the Council's ability to meet its statutory SEND responsibilities and deliver the required improvements across the service. The consultancy arrangement was therefore pursued to provide immediate strategic leadership and management capacity while a sustainable long-term solution is established.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078397
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098738-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£251,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£251,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
21 Oct 2026 - 27 Oct 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Isle of Wight Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
PO30 1UD
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ34 Isle of Wight
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Isle of Wight
Electoral Ward
Newport Central
Westminster Constituency
Isle of Wight West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTD

Further Information

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