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# SEND Law Training Sessions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/send-law-training-sessions-ocds-h6vhtk-05e02f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Hartlepool Borough Council: "SEND Law Training Sessions". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Hartlepool Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hartlepool-borough-council-ons-e06000001)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £14,430 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/send-law-training-sessions-ocds-h6vhtk-05e02f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e02f`

## Before you bid
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- **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-law-training-sessions-ocds-h6vhtk-05e02f#tl-md)

## Description
SEND Law training sessions scheduled to take place on the following dates:
8th & 9th January 2026 SEND law for local authorities
2nd February 2026 Legally compliant EHCPs
3rd February 2026 Decision making and appeals
This contract has been awarded via an exemption related to the Grant funded via Change Programme.
Hartlepool Borough Council has been allocated funding from the Department for Education's SEND and AP Change Programme which aims to improve outcomes and experiences for children and young people with SEND or in AP and their families. The funding is time limited and must be spent by 31/3/2026.
Some of this funding will be used for professionals working in HBC's SEND and Inclusion teams to access bespoke training relating to SEND Law. The training is provided by IPSEA, who are the leading charity in the field of SEND law in England, and provide training on the SEND legal framework. This training is aimed at Local Authorities, provides bespoke training to focus on a particular issue or area of SEND law. This is particularly vital within the SEND and Inclusion Teams as parents and professionals are supported to navigate both statutory assessments and annual review processes, as well as mediations and tribunals.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

  - Supplier(s): **Independent Provider of Special Education Advice (IPSEA)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-166462`
  - Value: £14,430 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** SEND Law Training Sessions (active)
  - Signed Value: £14,430
  - Signed Date: 13/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F073440-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-13T10:47:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:50:02.472Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e02f