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# Provision of a SEND Information Advice and Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-send-information-advice-and-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0470d5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sefton Council: "Provision of a SEND Information Advice and Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sefton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 July 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD73
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £390,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0470d5`

## 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/provision-of-a-send-information-advice-and-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0470d5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FProjectManagement%2FProjectDashboard%3FprojectId%3D9a2c37c4-b92c-ef11-812c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-send-information-advice-and-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0470d5#participate

## Description
The purpose of the Service is to provide children and young people aged 0 – 25
years with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their parents/carers
with free impartial information, advice and support about matters relating to SEND including
information on matters relating to education, health and social care as defined in the SEND
Code of Practice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The SENDIASS (special educational needs and disability Information Advice and Support
Service) is a statutory service under sections 19(c), 26(3), 32 and 49 of the Children and
Families Act 2014
Regulations. The purpose of the Service is to provide c...

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

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 032691-2024-DN728746-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **KIDS**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-1093006`
  - Value: £390,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 032691-2024-DN728746-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £390,000
  - Signed Date: 24/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032691-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-10T15:33:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T11:50:22.953Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0470d5