Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and support Service (SENDIASS)

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Estimated value

Awarded value

£353k

Awarded 29 Jan 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

05 Feb 2026

Description

Medway Council’s Education and SEND Division is looking to commission Medway’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support, advice, and information service (SENDIASS) for children, young people, and their parents / carers. The Local Authority invites applications from suitably qualified providers who can deliver: •A high-quality service which improves our families understanding and enables them to make informed choices and participate in decisions. •Legally based information, impartial advice and confidential support delivered primarily via website, social media, telephone, email, and face-to-face support from a trained Information Advice Support (IAS) practitioner on request. Contract is anticipated to commence on Monday 1st April 2026. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1012110504

Scope

Reference
984943748
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2029

1 x 12 month Extension

CPV classifications
80340000
Contract locations
Medway, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice20.00%
Qualityquality75.00%
Social Valuecost5.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£353k

Award date

29 Jan 2026

Contract start

31 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2028

Awarded to