Official UK procurement notice
Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) 2026
Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)·On behalf of: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe council wishes to commission the service.
Bristol City Council, with North Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Council and
Bristol, Bristol, North Somerset and
South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSGICB), to appoint a provider for The
SENDIAS Service provides impartial Information, Advice and Support Services ("IASS")
on the full range of education, health and social care as defined in the SEND Code of
Practice (www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗
the following Service Users
) to
(a) children and young people aged 0 years to 25 years of age (inclusive) with (or who
may have) a Special Education Need and/or a Disability ("SEND");
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and
(b) their parents, carers and families.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Nov 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
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)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Nov 2028
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 14:59 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 14:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
DN775605- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073412- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b41Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
DN775605
Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) 2026
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 14:59 BST
- Market engagement343 days ago12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Online Supplier Engagement Event to be held 12/11/2025
For more information and to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristol-city-counc… ↗
- Tender notice published343 days ago13 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMT
- Next notice expected342 days ago13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by321 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends314 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by272 days ago22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent266 days ago29 Jan 2026
- Standstill ends254 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published202 days ago2 Apr 2026, 14:40 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 14:59 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Oct 2025, 09:17 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £2,000,00013 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMT
- Status changed to active13 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMT
- Deadline published: 11 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT13 Nov 2025, 10:07 GMT
- Contract award notice published29 Jan 2026, 17:26 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Jan 2026, 17:26 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Apr 2026, 14:40 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 23 Oct 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 21 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEND AND YOUVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: option to extend twice for a further 1 year each time or once for 2 years. Total maximum contract extension available being 2 years | £2,000,000 | 29 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SEND AND YOUVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- option to extend twice for a further 1 year each time or once for 2 years. Total maximum contract extension available being 2 years
3 agreed KPIs: Service User Profile · Equalities · Minimum Standards
- Service User Profile
- Equalities
- Minimum Standards
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 3 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
5 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care BoardBeneficiary authority
- NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARDProcuring entityEvaluation of bid submissions
- North Somerset CouncilProcuring entityEvaluation of bid submissions
- South Gloucestershire CouncilProcuring entityEvaluation of bid submissions
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- SEND AND YOUFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender