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

London Borough of Croydon · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:40.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

KIDS

Matched by number
Published award value
£550k
Awarded
18 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 01346252
Location
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, UKG31, B72 1EA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 550k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
LBC_P-000457
Status
complete
Published risks
Information is available within the Procurement Documentation.
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
1 Jun 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
14 Apr 2025, 13:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Payments are made within 30 Days for valid, undisputed invoices. Further information is available within the Procurement Documentation.

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Apr 2025, 13:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete

Value

Amount
550,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
660,000

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Quality - 70% Social Value - 10% Price - 20% Further information is provided in the Procurement Documents.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Quality - 70% Social Value - 10% Price - 20% Further information is provided in the Procurement Documents.

Contract period

Ends
1 Jul 2030, 00:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 01:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI62
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
009092-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
12 Mar 2025, 17:08

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Market Engagement took place prior to Procurement Act came into force.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJTH-3594-VXYL
Name
London Borough of Croydon

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI62
Country
GB
Locality
Croydon
Postal Code
CR01EA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bernard Wetherill House, Fell Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PJTH-3594-VXYL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Natalie White
Telephone
02087266000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-01346252
Name
KIDS

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Postal Code
B72 1EA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
249 Birmingham Road, Wylde Green

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
01346252
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Telephone
01213552707

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
19 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICE (SENDIASS)
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
19 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Entry 2
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Value

Amount
550,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
660,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
049935-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Aug 2025, 16:20

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01346252
Name
KIDS

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
2 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2030, 23:59
Starts
8 Sept 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Sept 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Croydon · UKI62 · CR01EA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI62 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04ec6a-2025-08-19T16:20:23+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·