Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Service Southwest Region

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

Services

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Awarded value£3,500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Jul 2026

Awarded to Global Mediation Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

No description was published on the notice. See the official documents.

CPV: Welfare services for children and young people

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Contract for Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Service Southwest Region

Contract for Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Service Southwest Region

This service provides statutory independent disagreement resolution and mediation services concerning special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision to parents, carers and young people aged 16-25, in 15 local authorities in the Southwest, under the terms of the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Regulations 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice 2015.

Delivery: South West · 15 Local Authority areas across the South West.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Jul 2026, 10:55 BST
Last source update: 28 Jul 2026, 10:55 BST
Authority reference: DN675356
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-071106
Classification (CPV): Welfare services for children and young people
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d4fa Find a Tender

Publisher note: The contract has been extended by 6 months due to reasons outside the control of Somerset Council which could not have been foreseen.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,500,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Global Mediation LimitedSME	£3,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 071106-2026-DN675356-1 · Global Mediation LimitedSME
Signed
24 Jul 2026
Value
£3,500,000
Status
active
- Change Contract has been extended by 6 months, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: This contract is used by 15 Local Authorities across the South West who all take turns to procure a 3 year contract. Somerset's contract is coming to an end but the next authority who was undertaking a procurement for the next 3 year contract were unable to award and therefore need additional time to re-run the process.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityLocal Council County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, South West, TA14DYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Global Mediation LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03825882 42 Lytton Road, Barnet, South West, EN5 5BY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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