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Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS).

London Borough of Croydon

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: London Borough of Croydon

Buyer Address: Bernard Wetherill House, Fell Road, Croydon, UKI62, CR01EA, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Natalie White

Contact Email: natalie.white@croydon.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: 02087266000

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
550000.0 GBP
Published
19 Aug 2025, 15:20
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
07 Sep 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2030, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
KIDS
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The London Borough of Croydon is awarding a contract to an experienced Service Provider to provide Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS). Section 32 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on local authorities to arrange for the provision of advice, information and guidance about matters relating to disability and special educational needs for the benefit of children, young people with a disability and their parents and carers in its area. Such information shall also be made available to head teachers, proprietors and principals of schools and post-16 institutions and any other persons and agencies as appropriate. This is a statutory service. The Contract is for a period of a maximum of 5 years (the “Term”). This procurement was carried out in line with the open procurement process detailed within the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 (PA23) The required Services were procured via a competitive tendering process and will run electronically via the Croydon Tenders Portal.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot LOT-0001 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICE (SENDIASS)

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