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# Impartial Support Advice and Information on Disability Service for Children and Young People

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/impartial-support-advice-and-information-on-disability-service-for-children-and-young-peop-ocds-h6vhtk-036038). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** London Borough of Ealing wishes to tender for a contract for the provision of Impartial Support Advice and Information on Disability (ISAID). The Local Authority has a statutory duty to a provide parent partnership services for their community for children and young people aged 0-25 as laid out in the SEND Reforms and Children’s and Families Act 2014. Parent Partnership Services are required to be independent and provide impartial advice and information on all aspects of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP). The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, 0 to 25 years (April 2015) sets out the minimum standards for this statutory service: Subject to governance the current contract will end on 31st December 2023 and it is envisaged that over Winter 2022/23 Ealing will begin the procurement of a contract for five (5) years, to commence on 1st January 2024, with the possibility of extension in any increment up to two (2) years.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Ealing](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-ealing-ons-e09000009)
- **Published Value:** £1,071,000 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 March 2023 at 16:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036038`

## 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/impartial-support-advice-and-information-on-disability-service-for-children-and-young-peop-ocds-h6vhtk-036038#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D3421e2d5-9f1f-ed11-8117-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/impartial-support-advice-and-information-on-disability-service-for-children-and-young-peop-ocds-h6vhtk-036038#participate

## Description
London Borough of Ealing wishes to tender for a contract for the provision of Impartial Support Advice and Information on Disability (ISAID).
The Local Authority has a statutory duty to a provide parent partnership services for their community for children and young people aged 0-25 as laid out in the SEND Reforms and Children’s and Families Act 2014. Parent Partnership Services are required to be independent and provide impartial advice and information on all aspects of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP).
The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice, 0 to 25 years (April 2015) sets out the minimum standards for this statutory service:
a The provision of impartial advice, information and support to all parents/carers of children with SEND
and/or disability.
b. Information and advice must be free, accurate, and confidential and in formats which are accessible
and responsive to the needs of users.
c To work with the Parent Carer Forum and other user groups to ensure that parents/carers and young
people’s views are heard, understood and inform and influence the development of local SEND policy,
practice and decision making.
d Children are consulted and their views are taken into account in decision making
e To work with schools, the Local Authority (LA), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and
commissioning officers and others to help them develop positive relationships with parents/carers and young people.
Ealing currently spends approximately £153,000 per annum on the Impartial Support Advice and Information on Disability (ISAID) services for children and young people.
.
Subject to governance the current contract will end on 31st December 2023 and it is envisaged that over Winter 2022/23 Ealing will begin the procurement of a contract for five (5) years, to commence on 1st January 2024, with the possibility of extension in any increment up to two (2) years. Seven (7) years in total at a value of £1,071,000 if all extensions used.

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

- **Estimated Value:** £1,071,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2023 to 31/12/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004304-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-13T09:39:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-09T11:35:02.723Z
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