--- title: "con_13130 SEND Participation and Family Support" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c300b5b5-3b88-4836-869b-e4a24905b9be" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c300b5b5-3b88-4836-869b-e4a24905b9be" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c300b5b5-3b88-4836-869b-e4a24905b9be.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c300b5b5-3b88-4836-869b-e4a24905b9be.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2024-01-26" --- # con_13130 SEND Participation and Family Support Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c300b5b5-3b88-4836-869b-e4a24905b9be [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c300b5b5-3b88-4836-869b-e4a24905b9be) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c300b5b5-3b88-4836-869b-e4a24905b9be.json) ## Summary The Department for Education in England has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "con_13130 SEND Participation and Family Support" in the Education and training services category. The contract, valued at £9,300,000 GBP, was awarded through an open procedure (above threshold) with a tender period ending on 29th September 2021. The contract period is from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2025. This procurement opportunity provides a chance for service providers to engage in supporting coproduction efforts for SEND services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would find this tender particularly suitable due to the emphasis on user-centered system design. Businesses focusing on education, training services, and support for parents and young people with SEND can benefit from participating in this opportunity to contribute to system-wide improvements in SEND provision. ## Notice The primary objective of this contract is to support the continued improvement of coproduction at national, local and individual level, including in the context of the continuing pandemic and the national recovery. This will ensure the effective involvement of parents, carers and young people in the design and delivery of SEND services and provision, including the continued embedding of the voices of SEND stakeholders in national policy development, to support system-wide improvements. We would require the Strategic Participation programme to respond to the long-term impact of Covid-19 (coronavirus) in the delivery of its business objectives and adapt its delivery in light of emerging priorities and recommendations identified through the SEND Review. Through empowering children and young people with SEND and their parents to make informed choices about the provision available to them and supporting them to influence SEND policy at an individual, local and national level, services and provision can be designed in a way that works for children and young people user-centered system that meets their needs at the right level, this will counter the perception that statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans and specialist provision are the only means through which children and young people with SEND can be properly supported. This in turn will reduce pressure on local delivery systems and demand for higher cost provision procuring a contract to continue existing participation and coproduction arrangements, consolidated with existing arrangements for a national helpline and online support service to provide information and advice to parents whose children have SEND. This would provide the necessary government intervention to consolidate and grow meaningful participation and coproduction by families at an individual, local and national level. 22/08/2023 - A PS35,000 variation was completed to increase the total grant allocation by PS17,500 for financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, this was due to the development of a new Parent Carer Forum. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c93d28cc-9b4c-4bc1-ab54-47c29bb4c8c8 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 3 Jan 2022 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £9,300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £9,300,000 | | 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 | SHEFFIELD | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2FJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CONTACT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 26 Jan 2024 at 11:03 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c93d28cc-9b4c-4bc1-ab54-47c29bb4c8c8 - 26 Sep 2023 at 08:15 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c93d28cc-9b4c-4bc1-ab54-47c29bb4c8c8 - 29 Apr 2022 at 11:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c93d28cc-9b4c-4bc1-ab54-47c29bb4c8c8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c93d28cc-9b4c-4bc1-ab54-47c29bb4c8c8 26th January 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cb028732-bf69-4876-82d0-e2d66239027b Redacted Contract - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cfff60a4-4fb3-4757-89e7-47e33c3cda9f Contracts Finder Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7713d9da-400a-4e43-b3e4-9b44ceca0336 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e8d4c646-1814-47f2-9355-8988787ae6bd n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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