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Published 16 Mar 2022, 14:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Special Educational Needs and Disability SEND Information and Advice Service

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ21)
Published estimate£1,300,000≈ £650k / year
Submissions closed 19 Apr 2022awarded 24 Jun 2022
Awarded to Amaze Brighton and Hove2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Aug 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Sept 2022

Re-procurement plannedMarket Engagement Event for Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded to single provider to manage a SEN and disability advice service ("the Service") in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice, and the Minimum Standards for SEND Information, Advice and Support Services. This will secure the provision of impartial, confidential and relevant information, advice and support to: the parents and carers of children and young people between 0 and 25 years who have, or may have, SEN or a disability, and children and young people who have, or may have, SEN or a disability.

  • Recurrence: Approximately 6-9 months prior to the contract end date.

CPV: Health and social work services · Special education services · Youth education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded to single…AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£1,300,000

East Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded to single provider to manage a SEN and disability advice service ("the Service") in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice, and the Minimum Standards for SEND Information, Advice and Support Services. This will secure the provision of impartial, confidential and relevant information, advice and support to: the parents and carers of children and young people between 0 and 25 years who have, or may have, SEN or a disability, and children and young people who have, or may have, SEN or a disability.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2025 (2 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract will be on the Procurement Forward Plan for FY 24/25 and the extension option will be utilised, or a procurement process for a replacement contract will be undertaken. There is no guarantee that the replacement contract will be a joint procurement between East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council.Variant bids: not allowed
80310000 Youth education services80340000 Special education services85000000 Health and social work services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Questionnaire: 80%
  • Price and Bid Intergrity: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Questionnaire: 80
  • Price and Bid Intergrity: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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 · publisher note attached
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Approximately 6-9 months prior to the contract end date.
First published
16 Mar 2022, 14:12 GMT
Last source update
14 Oct 2025, 12:51 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Apr 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065153
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSpecial education servicesYouth education services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0322ac Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: The value given in II.2.6 is the total contract value including the extension option. The end date in II.2.7 is the end of the initial term of the contract and there is an option to extend for up to 24 months.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
19 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/asp… ↗

Timeline

19 Apr 2022 → 14 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Apr 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    16 Oct 2022, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published378 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 12:51 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jul 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Jul 2022, 16:27 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Oct 2025, 12:51 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £2,712,7302 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 24 Jun 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Amaze Brighton and HoveSMESpecial Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information Service£1,300,000 †—Awarded
Amaze Brighton and HoveSME£1,412,730 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information Service · Amaze Brighton and HoveSME

    Signed
    24 Jun 2022
    Value
    £1,300,000
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2025
    Status
    active

  • Contract 065153-2025-ESCC - 034201-1 · Amaze Brighton and HoveSME

    Signed
    24 Jun 2022
    Value
    £1,412,730
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2025
    Status
    active
    • Change East Sussex County Council have extended the contract term, utilising the 24 month extension period. The extension period starts on 1st September 2025 and ends 31st August 2027. The contract value has increased for the extension period. The value has increased by a maximum of £56,365 exc. VAT per annum. Please note this modification notice refers to the East Sussex County Council Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Information and Advice Service (SENDIAS) contract only and not the separate Brighton and Hove contract which was jointly tendered and awarded., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The increase in contract price for the extension period was due to additional provider costs as a result of the government required Employer Contribution National Insurance increases and and staff incremental pay as well as an increase in demand for one element of this service which required additional resource.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

East Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, South East, BN71UEContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria