--- title: "Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service (SEND IASS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f3eb9d93-8633-4d14-afd9-cdba684b7bd5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f3eb9d93-8633-4d14-afd9-cdba684b7bd5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f3eb9d93-8633-4d14-afd9-cdba684b7bd5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f3eb9d93-8633-4d14-afd9-cdba684b7bd5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-10-24" --- # Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service (SEND IASS) Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f3eb9d93-8633-4d14-afd9-cdba684b7bd5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f3eb9d93-8633-4d14-afd9-cdba684b7bd5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f3eb9d93-8633-4d14-afd9-cdba684b7bd5.json) ## Summary The Portsmouth City Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service (SEND IASS). The contract is valued at £160,000 for an initial 24-month period, with a potential extension of up to five years. The deadline for submissions is 24th November 2023 at 2 pm. The services fall under the 'light touch regime', and the procurement process will follow the Open Procedure. The contract period is from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2026. This tender provides an opportunity for suppliers to offer free, impartial advice and support services to disabled children and young people, and those with SEN. Businesses specializing in social work, guidance and counselling services, and other community services are well-suited to compete. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this open tender process. ## Notice Portsmouth City Council ('the council') is inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers to provide a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information, Advice and Support service that will allow provide free, impartial advice on matters relating to SEND. Through these services - children, young people and their families should feel supported on a range of issues including school exclusions; Education, Health and Care (EHC) Needs Assessments; supporting conversations with a school or local authority, and representation at SEND tribunals. SEND Information, Advice and Support Services provide free, impartial, and confidential information, advice and support to disabled children and young people, and those with SEN from birth to 25, and their parents. They are statutory services and so therefore must be in place within each local authority. As per the Children and Families Act 2014, it is the duty of each local authority to provide an information advice and support service which will support children, young people, and parents within the local area on subjects relating to a child or young person's educational needs or disabilities. The contract will involve an initial term of two years with the potential to extend for a further three years in yearly increments (1+1+1) to a maximum term of five years, subject to the performance of the provider and at the option of the council. The total value of the contract, for the initial 24-month period is PS160,000 (PS80,000 per annum). If the extension opportunities are completely utilised, the contract value could increase to IRO PS347,500 with an upper estimation of PS350,000 taking into account external factors, such as inflation. The maximum available funding amount for this service after the initial contract period expires, is currently unknown, though it is acknowledged that the permanent minimum funding figure for this service will amount to PS62,500 per annum, which will be inflated each year - therefore should any of the available extension opportunities be utilised, there is the possibility that the Contract could decrease in value to this amount or within this radius. The services covered under the contract fall under the 'light touch regime'. The Council will execute this procurement process in general accordance with the Open Procedure as set out within the Public Contract Regulations (2015). The deadline for submissions of this tender will be 24th November 2023 at 2pm. Suppliers that would like to take part in this open tender, are invited to 'Express interest', upon which they will be given access to the relevant tender documents through this e-tendering system. When the tender documents have been made available, involved providers will receive notification via email, and the relevant documents can be accessed from the 'My Tenders' area of this website by selecting the 'View Details' button of this project. ... Additional information: Portsmouth City Council is currently in the process of seeking expressions of interest for the following project -Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service (SEND IASS). 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? : Yes ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88557710-5be6-4123-aace-138fa58a6891 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 24 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 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 2AL | | 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 - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85300000 - Social work and related services - 85310000 - Social work services - 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation - 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services - 85320000 - Social services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 24 Oct 2023 at 12:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88557710-5be6-4123-aace-138fa58a6891 - 24 Oct 2023 at 12:35 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88557710-5be6-4123-aace-138fa58a6891 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88557710-5be6-4123-aace-138fa58a6891 24th October 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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