Contract for the provision of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
Details
- Buyer
- Gateshead Council
- Supplier(s)
- Axis Recruitment Ltd
- Value
- £400,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Health and social work services
- Published
- 9 December 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Special Educational Needs and Disability Information and Advice Support Service (SENDIASS), is a statutory service, covered under legislation in the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice; 0 to 25 years. The service will deliver free, impartial, confidential, and accurate information, advice, and support concerning education, health, and social care. It will assist children, young people, and their families (CYPF) in understanding and navigating the processes associated with special educational needs and disabilities. The Borough Council of Gateshead (the Council) is acting as lead commissioner for this Service which is being commissioned jointly with the NHS Northeast and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published9 December 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date9 December 2025
- Next: Contract expiry date1 February 2028in 16 months
About the buyer
Gateshead Council buys as a local authority procuring goods, works and services for the borough. Suppliers register on Open, the shared e-procurement platform NEPO runs for its 12 member councils across the North East. Current tendering opportunities and the council's full contracts register both sit inside Open. Larger contracts are advertised through the Government's Central Digital Platform, the enhanced successor to Find a Tender. Many goods and materials contracts run as framework agreements lasting a fixed term before renewal. Gateshead Council is migrating its existing frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems onto Open.
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 Gateshead Council's contract awards have been in software and information systems, construction work and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 85000000 · Health and social work services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@gateshead-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@gateshead-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@gateshead-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@gateshead-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@gateshead-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@gateshead-council.gov |
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