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Published 11 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and support Service (SENDIASS)

Official notice

Authority: Medway Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ41)

Final published estimate£360,000initial estimate £320,000 · 1 value update2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Dec 2025awarded 29 Jan 2026

Awarded to Barnardo's

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Medway Council’s Education and SEND Division is looking to commission Medway’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support, advice, and information service (SENDIASS) for children, young people, and their parents / carers.

•A high-quality service which improves our families understanding and enables them to make informed choices and participate in decisions.

•Legally based information, impartial advice and confidential support delivered primarily via website, social media, telephone, email, and face-to-face support from a trained Information Advice Support (IAS) practitioner on request.

Contract commenced on Monday 1st April 2026.

CPV: Special education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£360,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £360,000 exc. VAT · £432,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 1 x 12 month Extension

80340000 Special education services

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

Quality: 75%Price: 20%Social value: 5%

Published award criteria (3)

Price
Quality
Social Value

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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: 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: 11 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update: 28 Aug 2026, 17:34 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 30 Jan 2026
Authority reference: 984943748
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-072937
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Special education services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05df06 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 26 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/K3Q8CAMGE6 ↗

Timeline

11 Nov 2025 → 28 Aug 2026 · 7 dates

Tender notice published343 days ago
11 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Clarification questions by327 days ago
26 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline314 days ago
10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent264 days ago
29 Jan 2026
Award decision expected by262 days ago
30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts202 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published52 days ago
28 Aug 2026, 17:34 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
11 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
13 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £360,000
13 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
was £320,000
Tender notice published
13 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
Contract signature expected
23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
28 Aug 2026, 17:34 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-11: 2 releases · 11 Nov 2025, 13 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £352,8551 award exc. VAT

Bids received 32 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Barnardo'sVCSESpecial Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 1 x 12 month Extension	£352,855	29 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Barnardo'sVCSE
Signed
21 Aug 2026
Value
£352,855
Period
22 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 x 12 month Extension

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one	2	1	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Medway Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, South East, ME4 4TRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

BARNARDO'SAwarded supplier Barnardo House, Barkingside, Ilford, London, IG6 1QGContact email
BARNARDOSAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00061625 Barnardo House, Barkingside, Ilford, London, IG6 1QGContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Aug 2026, 17:34 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Nov 2025, 12:07 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT