--- title: "Special Educational Needs and Disabilities" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8eb3a246-fd0c-4450-a636-74d918641721" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8eb3a246-fd0c-4450-a636-74d918641721" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8eb3a246-fd0c-4450-a636-74d918641721.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8eb3a246-fd0c-4450-a636-74d918641721.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2023-05-22" --- # Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8eb3a246-fd0c-4450-a636-74d918641721 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8eb3a246-fd0c-4450-a636-74d918641721) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8eb3a246-fd0c-4450-a636-74d918641721.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is planning a procurement process for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. The process involves exploring opportunities to procure expert advisers in SEND, who will provide technical expertise to support local area SEND improvement. The procurement is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date on 6th June 2023. A market engagement webinar event is scheduled for the same date to provide information on potential requirements and roles. The procurement is classified under the Education and training services category, and it is expected to open in July 2023, with contracts being awarded in September 2023. This public procurement opportunity in the Education and training services sector can create growth opportunities for businesses specializing in SEND advisory services. Businesses with expertise in supporting local area SEND improvement and providing technical assistance to senior leaders and SEND management teams would be well-suited to compete. The Department for Education will use a preferred supplier list to rank potential advisers based on criteria scores, enabling direct awards to the highest-ranked suppliers. Interested businesses can participate in the market engagement webinar event on 6th June to gain insights and provide feedback. ## Notice The purpose of this early engagement notice is to notify the market of a forthcoming market engagement event relating to a potential procurement of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Advisers. The department will be undertaking an online event on 6 June 2023 for interested suppliers. The Department for Education (DfE) is exploring opportunities to procure expert advisers in SEND who will help to provide external technical expertise to support local area SEND improvement. The DfE Vulnerable Children's Unit will deploy SEND Advisers into local areas in need of support. These advisers will be experienced leaders who use their expertise to assist senior leaders and SEND management teams in local areas to address areas of weakness. The procurement will look to appoint Advisers across a wide range of skills encompassing all aspects of the SEND system SEND Advisers will be primarily selected via open competition from the Dynamic Procurement System. To allow for a more bespoke process and be able to select the most suitable adviser for the individual needs of the local authority, the DfE will use a preferred supplier list that ranks a pool of advisers based on an overall criteria score. DfE are then able to directly award individual contracts to the highest ranked available supplier on the list. The Department will be undertaking a market engagement webinar event on the 6 June at 10am. We would like to invite you to the webinar, where we will focus on a range of aspects including potential requirements and roles. It is anticipated that the event will last 45 minutes. The objectives of the event will be to: - Give you an understanding of the aim of the potential procurement. - Give you the opportunity to provide feedback. Please note that a maximum of two people from each organisation can attend the event. We may record all questions asked, as well as answers given, and make these publicly available as reference for all interested parties. If you are interested in attending, please register on the DfE e-procurement portal (Jaggaer) and register your interest in the Early Supplier Engagement event (ESEE) with reference ssq_391. If the procurement exercise goes ahead, it is expected to open in July 2023 with contracts being awarded in September 2023. More information on the potential procurement process will be provided following this market engagement activity. More information on the procurement process will be provided following market engagement activity. This notice is for information only and is not a call for competition. The Department reserves the right not to enter a formal procurement process and not award contracts. Accordingly, the Authority will not be liable for any bid cost, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a provider in acting on the basis of this PIN. All future information will be issued to potential providers via the DfE eTendering Portal. Kind regards SEND Policy and Operations Team ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69a5ddb0-44df-4115-b1ba-f81e2064978f | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Jun 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | 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) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 22 May 2023 at 11:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69a5ddb0-44df-4115-b1ba-f81e2064978f - 22 May 2023 at 11:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa5137e9-c607-460f-9079-2d4981b9fce0 - 22 May 2023 at 11:23 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2ce7266-2a43-4bce-8ddc-b8a362b19517 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/69a5ddb0-44df-4115-b1ba-f81e2064978f 22nd May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa5137e9-c607-460f-9079-2d4981b9fce0 22nd May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2ce7266-2a43-4bce-8ddc-b8a362b19517 22nd May 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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