Closed tender

Market Engagement: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

Details

Buyer: Medway Council
Published: 11 October 2023
Submission: 20 October 2023
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

SENDIAS services are statutory, which means that every council must provide them. The duties and the expectations of the Council to provide this service are set out in Chapter 2 of the SEND Code of Practice. Local authorities must arrange for children with special educational needs (SEN) or disabilities for whom they are responsible, and their parents, and young people with SEN or disabilities for whom they are responsible, to be provided with information and advice about matters relating to their SEN or disabilities, including matters relating to health and social care (SEND Code of Practice 2014, DfE) SENDIASS service must meet national minimum standards to ensure a quality service is provided against section 2 of the SEND Code of Practice 2015. Please join the market engagement event on Teams, Friday 20th October at 9:30am : Microsoft Teams meeting Meeting ID: 338 162 930 42 Passcode: GicM29 Download Teams | Join on the web Download Teams | Join on the web Keywords: Disabilities Information, SEND, Special Educational Needs

Timeline

Completed: Tender published11 October 2023
Current notice
Completed: Submission date20 October 2023

About the buyer

Medway Council governs the Medway towns in Kent, and buys as a local authority with its own central procurement team. All contracting opportunities are advertised on the Kent Business Portal, where suppliers can search live tenders and set up email alerts. Suppliers must also register on the Central Digital Platform, a requirement since the Procurement Act 2023 took effect. Dynamic purchasing systems cover recurring needs such as SEND transport, supported living and agency staff recruitment. Premarket engagement with suppliers shapes tender requirements before contracts go live. The council also publishes its full contracts register on the same portal.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Medway Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov