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Official procurement procedure
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Resolution Service
Health and social work services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Gateshead Borough Council: "Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Resolution Service". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Gateshead Borough Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Gateshead Borough Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Gateshead Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
8.4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
CITY CLEAN (NORTHERN) LIMITEDTop vendor: 79.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 36 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| CITY CLEAN (NORTHERN) LIMITED | 1 win | £183,165 |
| LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED | 1 win | £46,822 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityGateshead Borough Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published17 Aug 2026, 17:17 BST | Last source update17 Aug 2026, 17:17 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e606 | ||
What is being bought
Gateshead Council (the Council) is reviewing its arrangements for the provision of a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Resolution Service, which supports children and young people with SEND, parents, carers and the Local Authority in resolving disputes and disagreements relating to education, health and care matters.
The Council is considering future commissioning options for this service.
As part of this process, the Council is undertaking a Market Engagement Exercise to establish the level of market interest, gather intelligence from potential providers, and improve its understanding of available service models, innovation opportunities, delivery approaches, and market capacity.
Gateshead Council is exploring the market for SEND Mediation and Resolution Service and is therefore engaging with the market to establish interest and understand current provider capacity, expertise and innovative approaches to service delivery.
Online Market Engagement Event to be held on Teams 14th September 2026 at 14:00
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planning
17 Aug 2026, 17:17 BST - Official notice release published
17 Aug 2026, 17:17 BST - Buyer information updated
17 Aug 2026, 17:17 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
17 Aug 2026, 17:17 BST - Procedure published
17 Aug 2026, 17:17 BST - engagement
14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledOnline Market Engagement Event to be held on teams Monday 14th September 2026 at 14:00. Please search 'Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Resolution Service' on the OPEN portal : https://www.open-uk.org/ for further information. Please complete and submit the Market Engagement Questionnaire on the OPEN Platform.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Gateshead Borough Council
Contracting authority GB-UKPRN-10002639Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 17 Aug 2026, 17:17 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |