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title: "SEND Advisers"
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# SEND Advisers

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e302bf3-105f-4248-b492-5f5c45f91e9b

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## Summary

The Department for Education has awarded 13 contracts for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) advisory support. This tender, titled "SEND Advisers," is classified under the education and training services sector and is located across various regions in the UK, including British Overseas Territories and Europe. The procurement process was completed on 1st April 2022, with an initial contract period lasting until 31st March 2023. These contracts were awarded following a selective procurement method that involved a competitive bidding process through the Educational and Children's Social Care Professionals Dynamic Purchasing System.

This opportunity allows businesses that specialise in educational consultancy and SEND services to engage with local authorities in need of improvement in their SEND strategies. Companies with a focus on providing specialised education services, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs), are well-positioned to compete in this space. The contracts have the potential for further extensions, which could offer sustained revenue and the chance to impact local education systems positively.

## Notice

Thirteen individual contracts awarded for the provision of SEND regional advisory support, following the completion of a competitive bidding process under the Educational and Children's Social Care Professionals (ECSC) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The primary role of the Adviser will be to provide a clear and sustained focus on improvement with individual local authorities where there are serious concerns about SEND strategy or operational delivery. These will usually have been identified through the local area SEND inspection system or other diagnostic work. The SEND Adviser will support a portfolio of designated local authorities in the allocated region in continuing to develop and implement robust, realistic and achievable plans for delivery of their SEND services. There will be a particular focus on those areas which have been judged by Ofsted and CQC to require a Written Statement of Action (WSoA), where serious concerns continue to be identified following a Revisit and/or where concerns are identified with regards to their ability to function sustainably. Advisers will be expected to align support provided with the outcomes and recommendations of the SEND Review. Commencing 1st April 2022, an Initial 12 month contract worth up to a maximum of PS90,000 has been awarded to each of the 13 appointed advisers, with the option of up to a further 24 months in contract extensions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f54977c-e0a4-4024-a52b-3522c558dd35 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £90,000 |
| 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 | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M1 2WD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 13 |
| Supplier names | ANNE HAYWARD ASSOCIATES; BRIAN GALE ASSOCIATES; CATH HITCHEN CONSULTANCY; DR KEVIN ROWLAND MBE; GREAT CHANGE COACHING; INCLUSION INSIGHT; J H MOBBS EDUCATION; JESS HASLAM; KEVIN BURNS; LIZ FLAHERTY; PAT TATE; RED KITE SOLUTIONS (SEN; TICKEYWOOD SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80340000 - Special education services

## Release History

- 14 Apr 2022 at 14:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f54977c-e0a4-4024-a52b-3522c558dd35

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f54977c-e0a4-4024-a52b-3522c558dd35
  14th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b203ea7e-24be-407c-876e-b2490280c5a6
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/550aba61-0efb-4615-b9a3-5abbf567a7bf
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/873b83c4-2313-43df-9bab-dd23dd02fcdc
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