Awarded contract

Children's Independent Mediation Service

Details

Buyer: City of Doncaster Council
Supplier(s): Collis Mediation Services
Value: £75,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Published: 21 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The City of Doncaster Council are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver a Children's Independent Mediation Service. Families can access the mediation service if they disagree with the local authority's decisions related to child's their EHC needs assessment or plan. This includes decisions about whether to carry out an assessment, draw up a plan, or amend a plan. The SEND mediation service in Doncaster is free and impartial for parents, with the local authority covering the cost. The mediator is independent and impartial, meaning they don't take sides and help both parties reach an agreement. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published21 April 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date21 April 2026
Next: Contract expiry date9 February 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

City of Doncaster Council is the local authority for Doncaster, and its Strategic Procurement Team leads the council's buying. Every procurement exercise is advertised on YORtender, the council's web-based tendering portal. Registered suppliers can set alerts by CPV code and receive a notification whenever the council publishes a relevant tender. Much of this procurement also flows through third-party frameworks let by national consortia such as YPO, CCS and ESPO. Suppliers awarded a larger contract must be registered on the Central Digital Platform, formerly the Find a Tender Service. A Local Supplier Directory helps council staff find local firms for below-threshold purchases and quotes.

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 City of Doncaster Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

98110000 · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
98133100 · Civic betterment and community facility support services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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