Official UK procurement notice
Independent SEND Improvement and Assurance Board Chair
Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD6)
Awarded value£138,240published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 21 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Better Future Consulting Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIndependent Chair of the SEND Improvement and Assurance Board to co-ordinate and lead the improvements over a two year period and with a possible extension for one further year subject to agreement. This will be for circa 4 days per calendar month or a maximum of 50 days per year from 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2028 and with a possible extension through to 28 February 2029.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 09:17 BST
- Authority reference
C5307- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036882- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06892aFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published23 Apr 2026, 09:17 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £138,2401 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Future Consulting Ltd | £138,240 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Independent SEND Improvement and Assurance Board Chair · Better Future Consulting Ltd
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £138,240 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Better Future Consulting LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender