Official UK procurement notice
Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS).
Authority: London Borough of Croydon (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Croydon is awarding a contract to an experienced Service Provider to provide Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS).
Section 32 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on local authorities to arrange for the provision of advice, information and guidance about matters relating to disability and special educational needs for the benefit of children, young people with a disability and their parents and carers in its area. Such information shall also be made available to head teachers, proprietors and principals of schools and post-16 institutions and any other persons and agencies as appropriate. This is a statutory service.
The Contract is for a period of a maximum of 5 years (the “Term”).
This procurement was carried out in line with the open procurement process detailed within the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 (PA23)
The required Services were procured via a competitive tendering process and will run electronically via the Croydon Tenders Portal.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market Engagement took place prior to Procurement Act came into force.
CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£550,000
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).
- Simple description: Quality - 70% Social Value - 10% Price - 20% Further information is provided in the Procurement Documents.
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
- 12 Mar 2025, 17:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2025, 16:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
LBC_P-000457- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009092- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec6aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payments are made within 30 Days for valid, undisputed invoices.
Further information is available within the Procurement Documentation.
- Risks
Information is available within the Procurement Documentation.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Mar 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published12 Mar 2025, 17:08 GMT
- Clarification questions by10 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline14 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by1 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025
- Assessment summaries sent19 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published19 Aug 2025, 16:20 BST
- Standstill ends1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2025- Tender notice published12 Mar 2025, 17:08 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Aug 2025, 16:20 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2025, 16:20 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIDSVCSESPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICE (SENDIASS)8 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2030 | £550,000 | 19 Aug 2025standstill to 1 Sept 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonKIDS · West Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- KIDSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender