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title: "Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)"
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# Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass-ocds-h6vhtk-0676ee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BLACKPOOL COUNCIL: "Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £813,600. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Apr 2026, 10:30 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BLACKPOOL COUNCIL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackpool-council-ons-e06000009)
- **Published Value:** £813,600 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 April 2026 at 10:30 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD42
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £813,600 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass-ocds-h6vhtk-0676ee#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0676ee`

## 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-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass-ocds-h6vhtk-0676ee#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass-ocds-h6vhtk-0676ee#participate

## Description
Blackpool 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).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £813,600

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

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

  - Supplier(s): **POINT**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107828`
  - Value: £813,600 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/05/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) (active)
  - Signed Value: £813,600
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028691-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-24T09:42:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T01:56:07.848Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0676ee