--- title: "SEND Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS) - Market Consultation 2023" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a7fe43c1-d150-49a2-a6f5-4b9524dcb3ef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a7fe43c1-d150-49a2-a6f5-4b9524dcb3ef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a7fe43c1-d150-49a2-a6f5-4b9524dcb3ef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a7fe43c1-d150-49a2-a6f5-4b9524dcb3ef.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-08-01" --- # SEND Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS) - Market Consultation 2023 Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a7fe43c1-d150-49a2-a6f5-4b9524dcb3ef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a7fe43c1-d150-49a2-a6f5-4b9524dcb3ef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a7fe43c1-d150-49a2-a6f5-4b9524dcb3ef.json) ## Summary The Portsmouth City Council is preparing a tender for SEND Information Advice and Support Services. This pertains to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and involves providing information, advice, and support to children and young people with SEN or disabilities. The procurement involves a market consultation process with a deadline of August 29, 2023, and a contract period starting on March 1, 2024, lasting until February 28, 2026. The procurement method is categorised as 'Other', and the main procurement category is services under education and training services. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses interested in providing tailored support services within the education and care sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are well-suited to engage in this procurement process. The engagement aims to elicit market feedback and draft a final service specification. Interested businesses should consider the suitability criteria and the key dates for the tender period and contract duration to participate effectively. ## Notice Portsmouth City Council is in the process of preparing a tender for a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS). The SEN Code of Practice stipulates that local authorities have a duty to arrange for children with SEN or disabilities for whom they are responsible, and their parents, and young people with SEN or disabilities for whom they are responsible, to be provided with information and advice about matters relating to their SEN or disabilities, including matters relating to health and social care. This must include information, advice and support on the take-up and management of Personal Budgets. In addition, in carrying out their duties under Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014, local authorities must have regard to the importance of providing children and their parents and young people with the information and support necessary to participate in decisions. The purpose of this engagement is to share a draft proposal of the service specification and to ask for your engagement to comment and provide feedback on the requirements involved .We are also using this process to better understand market interest in the retender of this service provision. Any information a provider shares could be used to assist drafting the final service specification. Engaging providers will not receive preferential treatment in any subsequent tender and all communications before, during and after the pre-procurement engagement will be accurately recorded in writing and made available on request. Providers should note that there is no obligation to take part in this exercise and that if they do not take part, it will not preclude them from any subsequent related procurement process. Please be advised that this is purely a market consultation and is in no way an indication of the selection of your organisation or a guarantee of future work. Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking requests for information for the following project - Request for Information - SEND Information, Advice and Support Services. The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend, https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project. Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b74bbe87-5be8-46bf-9006-f6087d647a4b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 28 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2026 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | HAMPSHIRE | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO1 2BJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Charles Dickens | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80340000 - Special education services - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85312310 - Guidance services ## Release History - 1 Aug 2023 at 13:08 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b74bbe87-5be8-46bf-9006-f6087d647a4b - 1 Aug 2023 at 13:08 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b74bbe87-5be8-46bf-9006-f6087d647a4b - 1 Aug 2023 at 12:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b74bbe87-5be8-46bf-9006-f6087d647a4b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b74bbe87-5be8-46bf-9006-f6087d647a4b 1st August 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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