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Published 11 Jun 2025, 09:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation Services

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Southwark (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£275,000≈ £92k / year · £275,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southwark Council is inviting you to submit a Quotation for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation Services.

Please find within these documents the relevant information including a draft terms and conditions and service specification in order for you to submit a Quotation.

The SEND Mediation service consists of an Independent Disagreement Resolution/Mediation service of up to 15 sessions and a Pre-Tribunal Mediation Information and Advice/Mediation Adviser Service between 50 – 110 service users accessing per year. The service is set out in detail in Appendix 1 – Service Specification

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 3 yrsPublished value£275,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028 (3 yrs)Value: £275,000 exc. VAT · £275,000 inc. VAT

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
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 Jun 2025, 09:28 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2025, 09:28 BST
Authority reference
DN773635
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031408
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054661 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 allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 09:28 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts392 days ago
    1 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 09:28 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Southwark

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXTW-7647-VDLV Southwark Council, 160 Tooley Street, London, London, SE1 2QHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender