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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-education-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass-ocds-h6vhtk-05df06). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Medway Council: "Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and support Service (SENDIASS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £360,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Medway Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medway-council-ons-e06000035)
- **Published Value:** £360,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Special education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ41
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £352,855 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-education-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass-ocds-h6vhtk-05df06#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05df06`

## 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/special-education-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass-ocds-h6vhtk-05df06#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2Frespond%2FK3Q8CAMGE6)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-education-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass-ocds-h6vhtk-05df06#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80340000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £360,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **BARNARDO'S, Barnardo's**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-00061625`
  - Value: £352,855 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 29/01/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £352,855
  - Signed Date: 20/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072937-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T16:34:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:47:23.114Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05df06