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title: "SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03552e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-02-15"
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# SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service)

Buyer: LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03552e

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## Summary

The Liverpool City Council and Knowsley Council have awarded a contract for the provision of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS). The service required an external provider trained in Special Educational Needs and Disability law to offer impartial, confidential, and accessible advice. The contract has been awarded to Barnardo Services Ltd, with a total value of £1,212,144.91. The procurement process was a complete tender under the Health and social work services category.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in providing advice and support services to individuals with special educational needs and disabilities. Companies with expertise in Special Educational Needs and Disability law and experience in delivering face-to-face, telephone, and electronic enquiries would be well-suited to compete. The contract involves Liverpool City Council and Knowsley Council as the buying organisations, with Liverpool City Council taking a central role in the procurement process.

## Notice

Provision of Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Liverpool City Council and Knowsley Council are under a statutory duty to arrange for advice for children and parents in respect of special educational needs and disabilities. The duty is contained in section 32 of the Children and Families Act 2014 and is supplemented by the SEND Code of Practice. The Code sets out the requirements for such advice in more detail; this includes how this advice and information is communicated to children, young people and families, schools and post 16 institutions. The advice and support service, known as the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS), requires an external provider who uses staff specifically trained by IPSEA (Independent Provider Of Special Education Advice) in Special Educational Needs and Disability law. This service should be impartial, confidential and accessible and should have the capacity to handle face-to-face, telephone and electronic enquiries.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004623-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,222,850 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,212,144 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | KNOWSLEY COUNCIL; KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD71 East Merseyside |
| Local authority | Knowsley |
| Electoral ward | Roby |
| Westminster constituency | Knowsley |
| Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARNARDO SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2023 at 11:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004623-2023
- 25 Jul 2022 at 09:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020102-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com
- https://www.knowsley.gov.uk

## Provenance

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