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title: "Contract for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)"
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# Contract for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advic-ocds-h6vhtk-0586ad). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gateshead Council: "Contract for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Gateshead Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-council-ons-e08000037)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC2
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £400,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advic-ocds-h6vhtk-0586ad#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0586ad`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advic-ocds-h6vhtk-0586ad#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advic-ocds-h6vhtk-0586ad#participate

## Description
Special Educational Needs and Disability Information and Advice Support Service (SENDIASS), is a statutory service, covered under legislation in the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice; 0 to 25 years. The service will deliver free, impartial, confidential, and accurate information, advice, and support concerning education, health, and social care. It will assist children, young people, and their families (CYPF) in understanding and navigating the processes associated with special educational needs and disabilities.
The Borough Council of Gateshead (the Council) is acting as lead commissioner for this Service which is being commissioned jointly with the NHS Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2026 to 01/02/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AXIS RECRUITMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-102718`
  - Value: £400,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 22/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F063430-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-22T09:25:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T20:59:25.677Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0586ad