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title: "SEND Adviser Contract Buckinghamshire & East Sussex (con_31545)"
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# SEND Adviser Contract Buckinghamshire & East Sussex (con_31545)

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5ebcd33b-05bb-46c9-9b1d-38e15db6a6c5

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## Summary

The Department for Education procured SEND advisory services for Buckinghamshire and East Sussex. The work falls within business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000) and is classified as a services contract. Delivery covers locations across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The requirement is intended for organisations able to provide specialist advice on special educational needs and disabilities. The named buyer is the Department for Education, based in London, and the selected supplier is YME Consulting, an SME consultancy.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Department for Education selected YME Consulting on 31 March 2026 for £28,800 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. It was conducted as a selective call-off from a framework agreement, with tender submissions due by 24 March 2026 at 17:00 UTC. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is active, and the awarded value and contract period match the overall tender value and planned contract dates.

This award shows demand from the Department for Education for focused SEND advisory expertise delivered through a framework call-off. It is relevant to small consultancy firms with experience advising public bodies on special educational needs and disabilities, and with the ability to work across multiple English regions. A credible future competitor would need a clear record of providing practical SEND advice, strong consultancy and stakeholder-management skills, and the capacity to support education-sector requirements at a modest contract scale. Suppliers already appointed to suitable frameworks may be particularly well placed to pursue comparable call-off opportunities from this buyer.

## Notice

A contract for provision of SEND advisory services to Buckinghamshire & East Sussex

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5135a4b7-0439-48a6-b7c5-b2260bbaf309 |
| 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 | 24 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 | £28,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £28,800 |
| 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 | YME Consulting |

## 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 14:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5135a4b7-0439-48a6-b7c5-b2260bbaf309

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5135a4b7-0439-48a6-b7c5-b2260bbaf309
  7th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement

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