---
title: "Independent Chair (SEND)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ec40"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-12"
---

# Independent Chair (SEND)

Buyer: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ec40

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## Summary

This procurement process involves the Cheshire West and Chester Council, located in Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom, procuring services under the industry category "Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security" for the title "Independent Chair (SEND) Award." The process is in the Award stage, formalised on 12th March 2025. It was conducted through a direct procurement method, below the threshold and without competition. Notable dates include the contract start on 2nd March 2025 and its end on 31st March 2026, with the contract value amounting to GBP 50,000.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses, particularly large-scale consultancies specialised in offering business service solutions in sectors including law, marketing, consulting, and recruitment. Grant Public Consultancy Limited has been awarded the contract, suggesting that businesses with strong credentials in consultancy and expertise in SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) can find similar opportunities within this domain. Companies operating within the United Kingdom broad area, with capabilities to fulfil service requirements in various UK regions, would be well-suited to compete in this type of procurement process.

## Notice

Independent Chair (SEND) Award

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009027-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 2 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL |
| Locality | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH65 0BA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Central & Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GRANT PUBLIC CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 12 Mar 2025 at 14:56 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009027-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009027-2025
  12th March 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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