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Published 18 Sept 2024, 14:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SENDIASS & SEN Dispute and Mediation Services

Official notice

Authority: Hull City Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£870,000envelope for 2 lots
Submissions closed 18 Oct 2024awarded 31 Dec 2024
Awarded to KIDS, Collis Mediation Limited2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Hull City Council (The Authority) is sought tenders from interested organisations to provide SENDIASS and SEN Disagreement Resolution and Mediation services. The tender was an open procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract is to commence 1st April 2025 ending by 31st March 2028 with an option to extend for a period of two 12-month periods.

CPV: Guidance services · Special education services · Welfare services for children and young people

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£522,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1SENDIASSCancelledRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£432,000

LOT 1: To provide statutory services which provide information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people who have, or may have, special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities; and young people themselves.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Kingston upon Hull
Extensions: Option to extend the contract by two 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of Hull City Council. · Option to extend the contract by two 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of Hull City Council.Variant bids: allowedElectronic catalogue: required
Lot #2SEN Disagreement Resolution & MediationAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£90,000

LOT 2: For the provision of an independent third party mediation and dispute resolution service, which can be accessed in cases where disagreements have arisen over the support given to children / young people with special education needs

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber · Kingston upon Hull
Extensions: Option to extend the contract by two 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of Hull City Council. · Option to extend the contract by two 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of Hull City Council.Variant bids: allowedElectronic catalogue: required

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

LotQualityPriceSocial valueSplit
1 · SENDIASS80%10%10%
2 · SEN Disagreement Resolution & Mediation60%30%10%
Lot distribution rule: Both contract can be awarded to a single supplier if a single suppler provides the most economically advantagous tender for both lots.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10–30 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
18 Sept 2024, 14:19 BST
Last source update
22 Jan 2025, 16:16 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
TW//2024
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002277
Classification (CPV)
Guidance servicesSpecial education servicesWelfare services for children and young people
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049be6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Oct 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Jan 2025, 16:16 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jan 2025, 16:16 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 31 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 2 · SEN Disagreement Resolution & Mediation1 award
Collis Mediation LimitedSME——Awarded
Not linked to a lot1 award
KIDSSMESENDIASS——Awarded

Contracts

  • SENDIASS · KIDSSME

    Signed
    31 Dec 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • SEN Disagreement Resolution & Mediation · Collis Mediation LimitedSME

    Signed
    31 Dec 2024
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · SEN Disagreement Resolution & Mediation4bids · 4 electronic——£90,000 – £90,000
Whole notice1bids · 1 electronic——£431,325 – £431,325

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 168524345 The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Collis Mediation LtdAwarded supplierCollis Mediation Ltd 6 Marchcote Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD16 1TAContact email
  • KIDSAwarded supplier1346252 249 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, Yorkshire & Humber, B72 1EAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.