Official UK procurement notice
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
Re-procurement openSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service. · bids close
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlackpool Council is looking to appoint a single supplier to provide the SENDIASS service, with the aim of promoting independence and self-advocacy for children, young people and parents.
A full scope of the Contracting Authority's requirements is provided in the contract specification.
The contract term will be from 01 July 2026 to 30 June 2029, with the option to extend incrementally for a period of 2 years (subject to contract review and budget availability).
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£813,600
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: As described within the tender documents
- Social Value: As described within the tender documents
- Price: As described within the tender documents
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- 27 Mar 2026, 15:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2026, 10:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 May 2026
- Authority reference
DN811458- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028691- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0676eeFind a Tender
- Risks
The English Devolution White Paper set out the government's vision for simpler local government structures in order to lead to better outcomes for residents, improved local accountability and savings which can then be reinvested in public services. All councils in 2-tier areas and small neighbouring unitary authorities have been invited to develop proposals for unitary local government with the aim of bringing together lower and upper tier local government services in new unitary councils to deliver local government reorganisation. It is likely that within the duration of this contract there may be further development of local government reorganisation that could result in the area and scope of coverage of this contract changing. It is not clear at this stage what the reorganisation will look like. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to modify, review or amend the contract as may become appropriate in order to effectively respond to any future requirements as a result of local government reorganisation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 10:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please see all tender information and the tender documents, and link to submit your tender here:
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 24 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published209 days ago27 Mar 2026, 15:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline179 days ago27 Apr 2026, 10:30 BST
- Award decision expected by147 days ago28 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent142 days ago3 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts114 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published60 days ago24 Aug 2026, 10:42 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 15:59 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 16:28 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Jun 2026, 16:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Jun 2026, 16:44 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Aug 2026, 10:42 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Link to the tender opportunity on the e-procurement portal, the Chest included as follows: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3b95d122-f029-f111-813c-005056b64545
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 27 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| POINTSMEVCSE1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: Extensions may be use subject to ongoing demand for service and satisfactory performance. 1 year + 1 year available extension · Options: The contracting authority may make additional purchases related to provision of the SENDIASS service | £813,600 inc. VAT | 1 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) · POINTSMEVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £813,600 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions may be use subject to ongoing demand for service and satisfactory performance. 1 year + 1 year available extension
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 3 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- POINTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender