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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/send-disagreement-resolution-and-mediation-ocds-h6vhtk-04adba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** This service is to provide impartial disagreement resolution and mediation aimed at resolving disagreements between parents or young people and early years providers, schools, colleges, local authorities or health commissioners as outlined in the SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk) in accordance with the statutory requirements of Children and Families Act 2014 and The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. This statutory requirement for the provision impartial disagreement resolution and mediation services for parents / carers of children / young people with SEN or disabilities is identified in The Children and Families Act 2014 (notably sections 53 and 54) and the associated Special Educational Needs Regulations 2014.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032)
- **Published Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 November 2024 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04adba`

## 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/send-disagreement-resolution-and-mediation-ocds-h6vhtk-04adba#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D86761%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/send-disagreement-resolution-and-mediation-ocds-h6vhtk-04adba#participate

## Description
This service is to provide impartial disagreement resolution and mediation aimed at resolving disagreements between parents or young people and early years providers, schools, colleges, local authorities or health commissioners as outlined in the SEND_Code_of_Practice_January_2015.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk) in accordance with the statutory requirements of Children and Families Act 2014 and The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014. This statutory requirement for the provision impartial disagreement resolution and mediation services for parents / carers of children / young people with SEN or disabilities is identified in The Children and Families Act 2014 (notably sections 53 and 54) and the associated Special Educational Needs Regulations 2014. These disagreement resolution and mediation arrangements reflect wider movement across the Government to promote early resolution of disputes through non-judicial means.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85100000, 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £12,000,000
- **Description:** Open Tender Process for ​SEND Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Services. Under Light Touch Regime (LTR) - Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015). Please access YORtender to view the ITT documentation.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033805-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-18T14:04:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-02T16:28:07.656Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04adba