Official UK procurement notice
AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)
Authority: Achieving for Children (Public body)·On behalf of: The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Special Education Needs Advice and Service (SENDIASS) in Kingston and Richmond offers impartial advice and support across a wide range of subjects. This may include help with personal budgets and how to use the Local Offer plus: support with understanding reports and letters, attending meetings and preparing for assessments and reviews information and signposting to support services in your area support with Transition and Preparing for Adulthood support with and signposting to mediation advice and support on benefits
CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Special education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,155,000
- Economic & financial standing
Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
IPSEA Legal Training
Safer Recruitment: Safeguarding Training
As set out in the ITT.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: MS1 Service Delivery; Staff Competency; Caseload Modeling - 10% MS2 Safeguarding; Complaints; Incidents - 10% MS3 Promotion and Innovation - 10% MS4 Equality and Diversity - 10% MS5 Collaboration and Partnership - 5% MS6 Premises and Accessibility - 5% MS7 Service Capacity Management and Prioritisation Strategy - 10% MS8 Social Value - 10%
- Price: Tenderers should quote on a tendered price as set out in the Instructions to Tenders.
- Economic & financial standing
Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
- Technical & professional ability
IPSEA Legal Training
Safer Recruitment: Safeguarding Training
As set out in the ITT.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £769,297 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Achieving for Children buys Special education services (CPV 8034), and who usually turns up
Achieving for Children’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Special education services (CPV 8034) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Greater London.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in Greater London.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 55 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 14%
2–322% / 29%
4–656% / 57%
7+22% / 0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate8%
Within ±2%69%
Above estimate23%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 8034Published estimate£1.2m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid14%
2–314%
4–671%
7+1%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 35 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£1.1m–£1.2m
Estimate£1.2m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £356m21 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £7.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
Barnardo'sLarge | £167m83 awards in 36m · last this month | 31 live · £87m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=38 |
Family ActionLarge | £25m38 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 21 live · £22m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=12 |
| £4.6m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £150k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=1 | |
AsendSME | 5 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 May 2026, 11:30 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Apr 2027
- Authority reference
DN816411- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096890- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069acfFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
The Authority shall accept and process the payment of an electronic invoice submitted by the Provider, within 30 calendar days, where it complies with the standard electronic invoicing and is undisputed.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via London Tenders Portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 16 Nov 2026
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Nov 2026
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
London Tenders Portal DN780016
Timeline
18 May 2026 → 1 Jul 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published156 days ago18 May 2026, 11:30 BST
- Market engagement137 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Achieving for Children (AfC) is undertaking market testing to gather insights and best practice. The aim is to design and strengthen the delivery of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS).
For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and there is no commitment at this stage to carry out a procurement exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this PME shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any future procurement process, nor is it intended that any information provided shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement exercise. The memorandum of information and the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents section of the London Tenders Portal DN816411.
Completed questionnaires to be returned by 12.00 noon on Friday 5th June 2026.
- Next notice expected49 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published7 days ago14 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 12 days2 Nov 2026
- Submission deadlinein 26 days16 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 177 days15 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 253 days1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 May 2026, 11:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published14 Oct 2026, 11:17 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active14 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Nov 202614 Oct 2026, 11:17 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- The Royal Borough of Kingston upon ThamesBeneficiary authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon ThamesProcuring entitymanaging the procurement on behalf of the contracting authority
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications The Tender documents will be published on the London Tenders Portal at the web address provided. Reference DN780016
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender