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title: "Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services"
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# Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05df23). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumberland Council: "Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £205,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jan 2026, 10:30 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063)
- **Published Value:** £205,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 January 2026 at 10:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £205,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05df23#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05df23`

## 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/mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05df23#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05df23#participate

## Description
Cumberland Council have commissioned a provider to deliver Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services for parents/carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). 
These services aim to resolve disputes before an appeal is lodged with the First-tier Tribunal ("the Tribunal") about a local authority decision.
Supporting outcomes in relation to this and the Council's Delivery Plan 2025-27 includes the following priorities:
•	Improving outcomes for children and families
•	Promoting health and wellbeing
Disagreements can include the local authority's or an education provider's duties and provision, health and social care provision through the EHCP process and school exclusions for children with SEND.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £205,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **WHY MEDIATE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176303`
  - Value: £205,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £205,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F080059-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-15T12:37:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T18:42:42.450Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05df23