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Provision of Disagreement Mediation and Resolution Services

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Buyer
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Value
£480,000
Topic
Special education services
Published
14 November 2024
Submission
16 December 2024
Source
uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is looking to establish a contract to deliver and develop the disagreement resolution and mediation services under Barnsley Children’s Trust arrangements. In line with the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014, The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 and the SEN and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years, May 2015, an independent disagreement resolution and mediation service is required for parents/carers (until their child is 18 years of age) and young people (beyond compulsory school age and up to the age of 25 years) in Barnsley. The aim of this contract is to provide a comprehensive service response to meet these changes to legislation. This will be achieved by procuring high quality, independent disagreement resolution and mediation services for young people and parents. Please review the Specification document for full details of the requirement. Lot 1: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) is looking to establish a contract to deliver and develop the disagreement resolution and mediation services under Barnsley Children’s Trust arrangements. In line with the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014, The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 and the SEN and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years, May 2015, an independent disagreement resolution and mediation service is required for parents/carers (until their child is 18 years of age) and young people (beyond compulsory school age and up to the age of 25 years) in Barnsley. The aim of this contract is to provide a comprehensive service response to meet these changes to legislation. This will be achieved by procuring high quality, independent disagreement resolution and mediation services for young people and parents. The mediation service is expected to provide approximately 900 Mediations over a period of 3.1 years or up to the end of March 2028. Please review the Specification document for full details of the requirement.

Timeline

  1. Tender published14 November 2024
    Current notice
  2. Submission date16 December 2024

About the buyer

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for Barnsley and advertises every tender and quote opportunity on YORtender. That portal is shared with a further 26 contracting authorities across Yorkshire and the Humber, so one free registration covers them all. Larger opportunities are also advertised on the Find a Tender service. The council is a founder member of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, alongside 12 fellow local authorities in the north of England. A procurement pipeline covering the next 12 to 18 months is refreshed at least every six months. Social value is measured and reported using the National TOMs framework.

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 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 80340000 · Special education services
  • 85000000 · Health and social work services
  • 85311300 · Welfare services for children and young people
  • 85312300 · Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312310 · Guidance services

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