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Published 18 Sept 2024, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

2425-0002 Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities, Information, Advice & Support Service (SENDIASS)

Official notice

Authority: Islington Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£870,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Oct 2024awarded 12 Feb 2025
Awarded to Learning Disability Network London (LDN London)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This service offers free, impartial, confidential, and accessible information, advice, and support on Special Educational Needs (SEN) and/or disabilities (SEND), covering education, health, and social care. It includes guidance on the take-up and management of Personal Budgets. The service aims to empower children, parents, and young people with the necessary information and support to actively participate in decision-making processes. Compliance with Chapter 2 of the Statutory SEND Code of Practice, Section 32 of the Children and Families Act, and the National Minimum Standards is ensured.

CPV: Education and training services · Guidance services · Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Islington Council has awarded a contract for the Special Educational Needs and/or…AwardedPublished value£870,000

Islington Council has awarded a contract for the Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Information, Advice & Support Service (SENDIASS). This service will provide free, impartial, confidential, and accessible information, advice, and support on matters related to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabilities (SEND), including education, health, and social care. The contract, valued at £870,000 over 60 months, was awarded based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) criteria, with a focus on quality and social value. The procurement process followed the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Delivery: London
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 65
  • Price: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2024, 14:54 BST
Last source update
3 Mar 2025, 11:12 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN743791
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007639
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesGuidance servicesWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
1800 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Oct 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 11:12 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Mar 2025, 11:12 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £870,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Learning Disability Network London (LDN London)£870,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Islington Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, London, London, N1 2UDContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.