Official UK procurement notice
2425-0002 Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities, Information, Advice & Support Service (SENDIASS)
Authority: Islington Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis service offers free, impartial, confidential, and accessible information, advice, and support on Special Educational Needs (SEN) and/or disabilities (SEND), covering education, health, and social care. It includes guidance on the take-up and management of Personal Budgets. The service aims to empower children, parents, and young people with the necessary information and support to actively participate in decision-making processes. Compliance with Chapter 2 of the Statutory SEND Code of Practice, Section 32 of the Children and Families Act, and the National Minimum Standards is ensured.
CPV: Education and training services · Guidance services · Welfare services for children and young people
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Islington Council has awarded a contract for the Special Educational Needs and/or…AwardedPublished value£870,000
Islington Council has awarded a contract for the Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Information, Advice & Support Service (SENDIASS). This service will provide free, impartial, confidential, and accessible information, advice, and support on matters related to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabilities (SEND), including education, health, and social care. The contract, valued at £870,000 over 60 months, was awarded based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) criteria, with a focus on quality and social value. The procurement process followed the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 65
- Price: 35
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Sept 2024, 14:54 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2025, 11:12 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Oct 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN743791- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007639- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049bedFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1800 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 Oct 2024 → 3 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened18 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published3 Mar 2025, 11:12 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2025, 11:12 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Disability Network London (LDN London) | £870,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007639-2025-2425-0002-1 · Learning Disability Network London (LDN London)
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2025
- Value
- £870,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6bids · 6 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Learning Disability Network London (LDN London)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.