Published date: 14 November 2019

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: 6 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP447269323

Published date

14 November 2019

Closing date

6 December 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

5 May 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The LGA, Natspec (the membership association for organisations which offer specialist further education and training for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities) and the Association of Colleges (AoC) wish to commission research to better understand how effective existing arrangements are in providing support to post-16 young people (16 to 25 year olds) with SEND in England, and what this means for funding and commissioning these services. We also wish to identify good practice in terms of use of existing budgets, as well as what more could be done to make best use of existing resources.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Clive Harris

Address

18 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK

Telephone

02076643207

Email

clive.harris@local.gov.uk