Official UK procurement notice
SEND mediation Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Warwickshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWarwickshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a single provider for SEND Mediation provides - an independent and impartial process to help resolve disagreements between
families and Warwickshire County Council in relation to Education, Health & Care Needs Assessments; special educational provision; and occasionally in relation to wider SEN
provision and/or the health and social care elements of an EHC Plan.
There were 330 mediations provided in 2023/2024. This information is for guidance only and does not guarantee future usage
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2034, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Counselling services · Guidance and counselling services · Guidance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,214,000
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
- Price
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2034
- First published
- 11 Mar 2025, 11:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
21705- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023735- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb67Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Mar 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 9 dates- Planning notice published11 Mar 2025, 11:45 GMT
- Market engagement20 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
We welcome interested providers to complete the Questionnaire on CSW-jets. CSW-Jets Reference: WCC - 21997
The Council would be grateful if you could provide answers to the questions in the market testing document and respond by Thursday 20th March. You should submit your completed responses by emailing to nickdarwen@warwickshire.gov.uk or uploading via CSW Jets.
Contact Details:
If you have any questions regarding this Market testing exercise, then please contact nickdarwen@warwickshire.gov.uk or upload via the correspondence function on CSW Jets
- Tender notice published21 May 2025, 11:43 BST
- Clarification questions by10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent29 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published29 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
- Award decision expected by30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Mar 2025, 11:45 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published21 May 2025, 11:43 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £2,214,00021 May 2025, 11:43 BST
- Status changed to active21 May 2025, 11:43 BST
- Procurement method changed21 May 2025, 11:43 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST21 May 2025, 11:43 BST
- Contract award notice published29 Jul 2025, 09:54 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Jul 2025, 09:54 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRIME RESOLUTION LIMITEDVCSE1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2034Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 3 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 6 years (6 years being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant and available budget. | £2,214,000 | 29 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PRIME RESOLUTION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender