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title: "Consultancy Support with Improvements for Children with SEND"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-059dbf"
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buyer: "ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH"
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# Consultancy Support with Improvements for Children with SEND

Buyer: ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059dbf

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## Summary

The procurement process led by the Royal Borough of Greenwich focuses on "Consultancy Support with Improvements for Children with SEND." This falls within the industry category of business and management consultancy services and is based in London, UK. The tender is currently at the award stage, with the direct award granted to Newton Consulting Limited. This direct procurement was chosen based on the specialist nature of the services required and the pre-existing work that Newton Consulting has performed in this domain. Key dates include the contract period starting on 1 October 2025 and concluding on 30 September 2026. The procurement method used was a direct award due to the unique expertise required and previously established working relationships which align with Public Authority guidelines.

This tender is a significant opportunity for businesses within the consultancy sector, notably those possessing expertise in complex change programmes in educational settings for children with special needs. Companies similar to Newton Consulting Limited, which have experience in public sector consultancy, especially those with existing programmatic links to councils and educational projects, may find similar opportunities advantageous for growth. As the project is complex and necessitates specific skills, businesses already conversant with similar regulations or those that have laid groundwork in comparable initiatives stand to benefit significantly. This highlights the prospective advantages for experienced organisations in leveraging such opportunities to expand their portfolio in government contracts and bolster their reputation in providing specialised consultancy services.

## Notice

To deliver improvements to the support and offer for children with special educational needs and disabilities. It is a further stage of work in this critical area. The work aims to enable Greenwich young people with special educational and disabilities to reach their full potential while ensuring the Council remains financially stable and delivers in the most efficient and effective way possible.

### Procurement Information

This is a specialist service for complex change programmes that can be delivered only by a very limited category of suppliers. Newton Consulting Ltd have been identified for their unique position, existing work to date and understanding of the breadth of work around children with SEND, Dedicated Schools Grants and the overall financial benchmarking and performance across the country within this area. They were the delivery partner for the DfE for the Delivering Better Value Programme working with one third of the country's local areas (54 in total) to build an evidence base to identify opportunities within SEND that local areas could achieve without legislative change. Newton then supported these local areas to build their implementation plans to realise these opportunities. Alongside this experience the breadth of experience in working with over 100 public sector organisations puts them in a unique position to deliver successfully on this work. Direct Award is made in accordance with PA23 Schedule 5 - Above Threshold Justifications Direct Awards paragraph 3. This is an additional commission to a specialist consultancy that have previously completed diagnostic work in these services. A change in supplier would mean considerable additional work and would be likely to result in an outcome that was incompatible with progress already made in this area.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057941-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £975,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE18 6HQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich |
| Local authority | Greenwich |
| Electoral ward | Woolwich Arsenal |
| Westminster constituency | Greenwich and Woolwich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NEWTON CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2025 at 07:42 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057941-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057941-2025
  19th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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