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# SEMG Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/semg-mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0496be). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Oxfordshire County Council: "SEMG Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: sebp.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Oxfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000025)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 October 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guidance and counselling services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0496be`

## 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/semg-mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0496be#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sebp.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsebp.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/semg-mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0496be#participate

## Description
Local Authorities in the South East Mediation Group (SEMG) have a long history of collaboration in commissioning and providing mediation services. The Children and Families Act 2014 and associated statutory regulations and guidance introduced legislation for the provision of disagreement resolution and mediation concerning special educational provision with effect 1 September 2014.
Oxfordshire County Council is managing the tendering arrangements on behalf of the SEMG members and is the Lead Commissioning Organisation. For this Contract all entities that are eligible to commission services through this contract will be referred to as ‘Commissioning Organisations.’
The SEMG is procuring a single-supplier framework where the successful provider will need to be mindful of the diversity of the participating SEMG members to ensure it fully understands local needs and systems and is able to work flexibly with individual participating members, including through the provision of relevant information.
The service will include a core service that supports mediation and disagreement resolution as described in section 5 and the mediation and disagreement resolution service as set out in section. It is a requirement of the contract that the Mediation and/or Disagreement Resolution is fully compliant with the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Code of Practice: 0-25 2015 and any other related provisions.
The provider will work with the commissioning organisations to ensure there is a flexible approach to meeting local needs across the SEMG membership.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Local Authorities in the South East Mediation Group (SEMG) have a long history of collaboration in commissioning and providing mediation services. The Children and Families Act 2014 and associated statutory regulations and guidance introduced legisla...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001292-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Global Mediation Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159338`
  - Value: £4,793,750 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001292-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,793,750
  - Signed Date: 15/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001292-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-15T09:40:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:08:38.059Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0496be