Official UK procurement notice
SEND Information, Advice and Support SENDIAS
Authority: Borough of Telford & Wrekin (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Service shall support the Council and ICB to fulfil its duty in accordance with the requirements of the Children & Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice 2015 which sets an expectation that children, young people, parent/carers should be involved in the identification, assessment and decision making about the provision to meet special educational needs or disabilities.
The Special Educational Needs and/or Disability Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIAS) shall provide children, young people (aged 0-25) and their parent/carers(s) with free impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice and support about education, health and social care on matters relating to special education needs and disability. This provision should support independence and self-advocacy for children, young people and parents, enabling them to take part effectively in discussions and decisions relating to their education, health and care provision.
This service will ensure it is delivered in a way that ensures parents, children and young people understand their entitlement to education, health and care support under the SEND Code of Practice and within the Local Authority SEN Graduated offer.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 80%
- Implementation and Contract Management: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Implementation and Contract Management
- Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Jan 2026, 10:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2026, 15:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
TWC001572- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026607- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060aadFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Jan 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published275 days ago21 Jan 2026, 10:29 GMT
- Market engagement247 days ago17 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Commissioner invites prospective and interested providers to a market engagement event on 17th February 2026 10-11am, via MTeams - please see the link below.
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Meeting ID: 370 777 075 012 57
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- Tender notice published213 days ago24 Mar 2026, 09:34 GMT
- Next notice expected204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline146 days ago29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent92 days ago23 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published92 days ago23 Jul 2026, 15:46 BST
- Standstill ends79 days ago4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Jan 2026, 10:29 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Mar 2026, 09:34 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £700,00024 Mar 2026, 09:34 GMT
- Status changed to active24 Mar 2026, 09:34 GMT
- Procurement method changed24 Mar 2026, 09:34 GMT
- Deadline published: 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST24 Mar 2026, 09:34 GMT
- Contract award notice published23 Jul 2026, 15:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jul 2026, 15:46 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TELFORD AND WREKIN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEVCSE1 Mar 2027 – 29 Feb 2032 · up to 28 Feb 2034Extensions: There is the potential for a contract extension of up to a further 2 years, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding. | £700,000 | 23 Jul 2026standstill to 4 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 6 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TELFORD AND WREKIN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICEAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender