Official UK procurement notice
Harmony SEND Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Isle of Wight NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Consultant will provide strategic leadership, management and improvement support to Isle of Wight Council's SEND Service. The consultant will strengthen leadership capacity across the Statutory SEND Team and Neurodivergent Team, ensuring the effective delivery of statutory SEND responsibilities, implementation of the Council's Autism Strategy, and continuous improvement in outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Please refer to UK5 and UK6 notice as to the background. The standstill concluded midnight on 19 October 2026.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Oct 2026, 11:54 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 08:18 BST
- Authority reference
DN832012- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098738- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078397Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The service was facing a prolonged inability to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced SEND Manager, creating a significant risk to the Council's ability to meet its statutory SEND responsibilities and deliver the required improvements across the service. The consultancy arrangement was therefore pursued to provide immediate strategic leadership and management capacity while a sustainable long-term solution is established.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Oct 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends3 days ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Notice published2 days ago20 Oct 2026, 08:18 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published8 Oct 2026, 11:54 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2026, 12:03 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2026, 08:18 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTD21 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2028 | £251,000 | 1 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Harmony SEND Services · HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTD
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Value
- £251,000
- Period
- 21 Oct 2026 – 27 Oct 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HARMONY SEND SOLUTIONS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender