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Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) 2026

Bristol City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Bristol City Council

Buyer Address: City Hall, College Green, Bristol, UKK11, BS1 5TR, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement.support@bristol.gov.uk

Buyer Name: North Somerset Council

Buyer Address: Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, UKK12, BS23 1UJ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement.contracts@n-somerset.gov.uk

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Buyer Name: South Gloucestershire Council

Buyer Address: Badminton Road Offices, Bristol, UKK12, BS37 5AF, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@southglos.gov.uk

Buyer Name: NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Buyer Address: Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street, Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6AG, United Kingdom

Contact Email: helena.fuller1@nhs.net

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
2000000.0 GBP
Published
29 Jan 2026, 17:26
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2029, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
SEND AND YOU
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

To jointly commission the service, Bristol City Council, with North Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Council and Bristol, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSGICB), to appoint a provider for The SENDIAS Service provides impartial Information, Advice and Support Services ("IASS") on the full range of education, health and social care as defined in the SEND Code of Practice (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25 ) to the following Service Users - (a) children and young people aged 0 years to 25 years of age (inclusive) with (or who may have) a Special Education Need and/or a Disability ("SEND"); and (b) their parents, carers and families.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 2 Status: complete

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