Published date: 4 December 2017

Last edited date: 4 December 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 15 January 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

SG13 8DE

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

HCC1710070

Published date

4 December 2017

Closing date

15 January 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Children and Families Act 2014 provides the opportunity for both parents/carers and young people to access mediation before they can register an appeal with the First-Tier Tribunal (Special Education Needs and Disability) in order to promote early resolution of disputes through non-judicial means.

For parents and carers of children with special education needs and/or disability (SEND) and for young people with SEND, the service will provide independent and neutral support to achieve early and informal resolution to disagreement through both:
o An independent mediation service
o An independent disagreement resolution service

More information

Links

Additional text

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Helen Bruce Hoy (HCC)

Address

Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DE
United Kingdom

Telephone

01992 588668

Email

helen.brucehoy@hertfordshire.gov.uk