Published date: 30 August 2024

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: 9 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Guidance and counselling services - 85312300

  • Guidance services - 85312310

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£5,000,000

Procurement reference

OXFS001-DN740668-54986898

Published date

30 August 2024

Closing date

9 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Local Authorities in the South East Mediation Group (SEMG) have a long history of collaboration in commissioning and providing mediation services. The Children and Families Act 2014 and associated statutory regulations and guidance introduced legislation for the provision of disagreement resolution and mediation concerning special educational provision with effect 1 September 2014.

Oxfordshire County Council is managing the tendering arrangements on behalf of the SEMG members and is the Lead Commissioning Organisation. For this Contract all entities that are eligible to commission services through this contract will be referred to as 'Commissioning Organisations.'

The SEMG is procuring a single-supplier framework where the successful provider will need to be mindful of the diversity of the participating SEMG members to ensure it fully understands local needs and systems and is able to work flexibly with individual participating members, including through the provision of relevant information.

The service will include a core service that supports mediation and disagreement resolution as described in section 5 and the mediation and disagreement resolution service as set out in section. It is a requirement of the contract that the Mediation and/or Disagreement Resolution is fully compliant with the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Code of Practice: 0-25 2015 and any other related provisions.

The provider will work with the commissioning organisations to ensure there is a flexible approach to meeting local needs across the SEMG membership.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Bronwyn Fletcher

Address

County Hall
New Road
Oxford
OX1 1TH
England

Telephone

+44 7922848342

Email

bronwyn.fletcher@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Website

http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk