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# Dorset Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dorset-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-s-ocds-h6vhtk-02c909). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset Council: "Dorset Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,708,500. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-council-ons-e06000059)
- **Published Value:** £1,708,500 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 August 2021 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,707,595 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c909`

## 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/dorset-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-s-ocds-h6vhtk-02c909#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dorset-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-s-ocds-h6vhtk-02c909#participate

## Description
Dorset Council is seeking tenders from capable service providers for a Dorset Special
Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
Dorset Council currently fulfil the statutory responsibility to provide specific information,
advice and support (IAS) for special educational needs and disability (SEND) through our in-house SENDIASS. This is a free, impartial service for children and young people aged 0 to 25
years who have SEND, and their parents and carers.
Dorset Council are seeking an external provider to deliver SENDIASS to ensure impartiality,
compliance and effective service delivery.
Dorset SENDIASS is part of the national network of SENDIASS organisations. It’s overseen
by a steering group made up of key stakeholders and is expected to meet the requirements
of Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND regulations, minimum standards for IASS 2018
and the SEND Code of Practice 2015.
The longer-term vision for children and young people in Dorset is detailed in the Children,
Young People and Families Plan 2020 to 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,708,500
- **Description:** Dorset Council is seeking tenders from capable service providers for a Dorset Special
Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
Dorset Council currently fulfil the statutory responsibility to provide specif...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Dorset Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) (active)
  - Award id: `028452-2021-DN555086-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Family Action**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147471`
  - Value: £1,707,595 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Dorset Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,707,595
  - Signed Date: 25/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028452-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-15T12:22:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T18:01:21.487Z
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