--- title: "SEND Adviser Contract Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council & City of York Council (con_31569)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-50f804eb-8482-4ead-a02e-18a6d4f531d3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-50f804eb-8482-4ead-a02e-18a6d4f531d3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-50f804eb-8482-4ead-a02e-18a6d4f531d3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-50f804eb-8482-4ead-a02e-18a6d4f531d3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Department for Education" published: "2026-08-07" --- # SEND Adviser Contract Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council & City of York Council (con_31569) Buyer: Department for Education Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-50f804eb-8482-4ead-a02e-18a6d4f531d3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-50f804eb-8482-4ead-a02e-18a6d4f531d3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-50f804eb-8482-4ead-a02e-18a6d4f531d3.json) ## Summary The Department for Education procured SEND advisory services for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and City of York Council. The work is a specialist consultancy service supporting special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) advice. It falls within business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000). Delivery covers England across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. Although the requirement names Rotherham and York councils, the stated delivery footprint spans these English regions. The buyer is the Department for Education, which arranged the service for the two local authority areas. The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It was run as a selective call-off from a framework agreement. Bids were due by 27 March 2026 at 5pm, and the award was made on 31 March 2026. Rachel Kershaw Consultancy Services was selected for the contract, with an awarded value of £24,000. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The published procurement record identifies the service as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award covers the SEND advisory services requirement for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and City of York Council, delivered across the stated English regions. This award indicates demand from the Department for Education for focused SEND advisory consultancy supporting local authorities. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in advising on special educational needs and disabilities, with the ability to work effectively with councils and public-sector stakeholders. Experience of delivering clear, practical advice across more than one local authority area would be relevant, as would the capacity to provide consistent services across a broad English delivery footprint. The use of a framework call-off shows that suppliers seeking similar work should understand framework-based public procurement and be ready to respond through an established route. The requirement is presented as suitable for SMEs, so a specialist consultancy may be well placed to compete. ## Notice A contract for provision of SEND advisory services to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council & City of York Council ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd6ad6bf-b7f8-41d9-b9f8-d8da36b24f76 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 27 Mar 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 Mar 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £24,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £24,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Department for Education | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Rachel Kershaw Consultancy Services | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services ## Release History - 7 Aug 2026 at 14:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd6ad6bf-b7f8-41d9-b9f8-d8da36b24f76 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd6ad6bf-b7f8-41d9-b9f8-d8da36b24f76 7th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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