Awarded contract

Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Services

Details

Buyer: Cumberland Council
Supplier(s): Why Mediate Ltd - trading as Mediatelegal
Value: £204,166
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Social work and related services
Published: 27 February 2026
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender description

Cumberland Council wishes to commission a single supplier for the provision of Mediation, Resolution and Disagreement Service from 01st April 2026. Cumberland Council is legally required under the Children and Families Act 2014 to provide mediation and disagreement resolution services for parents/carers of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Keywords: Mediation, Disagreement, Resolution, Children

Timeline

Completed: Award published27 February 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date1 April 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2029in 2 years

About the buyer

Cumberland Council is a local authority buying goods, works and services for Cumbria, guided by its own Contract Procedure Rules. A dedicated Procurement Team sits within Business Transformation and Change. Framework agreements sit alongside open competitions among its procurement procedures. A weekly business newsletter and supplier events keep suppliers informed too.

Over the past 5 years, most of Cumberland Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and architectural and engineering services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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