Published date: 18 June 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: 19 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social services - 85320000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

SEFT001-DN728746-36774806

Published date

18 June 2024

Closing date

19 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

24 September 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The SENDIASS (special educational needs and disability Information Advice and Support Service) is a statutory service under sections 19(c), 26(3), 32 and 49 of the Children and Families Act 2014
Regulations. The purpose of the Service is to provide children and young people aged 0 - 25 years with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their parents/carers with free impartial information, advice and support about matters relating to SEND including information on matters relating to education, health and social care as defined in the SEND Code of Practice.

In the context of the delivery of this service, impartiality is defined as providing factual information about all available options, and advice and support, so that parents/carers of children and young people with SEND and young people with SEND can make informed decisions, without bias, influence or direction, based on the service's ethos or the staff's own views, beliefs, personal judgements or experiences.

About the buyer

Contact name

Stewart Martin

Address

Magdalen House
Trinity Road
Bootle
L20 3NJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1519343009

Email

stewart.martin@sefton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.sefton.gov.uk/