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Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and support Service (SENDIASS)

Medway Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 08:35.

Opportunity overview

Medway Council’s Education and SEND Division is looking to commission Medway’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support, advice, and information service (SENDIASS) for children, young people, and their parents / carers. •A high-quality service which improves our families understanding and enables them to make informed choices and participate in decisions. •Legally based information, impartial advice and confidential support delivered primarily via website, social media, telephone, email, and face-to-face support from a trained Information Advice Support (IAS) practitioner on request. Contract commenced on Monday 1st April 2026.

Awarded to

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BARNARDOS

Matched by number
Contract value
£352.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£423.4k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00061625
Location
Ilford, UKI53, IG6 1QG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
984943748
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Medway Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWYH-3898-LDQR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWYH-3898-LDQR

Address

Street Address
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Locality
Chatham
Postal Code
ME4 4TR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ41

Contact

Name
Graham Neil Thomas

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
BARNARDOS
Id
GB-COH-00061625

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00061625

Address

Street Address
Barnardo House, Barkingside
Locality
Ilford
Postal Code
IG6 1QG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI53

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80340000
Description
Special education services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00061625
Name
BARNARDOS

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
21 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
22 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 x 12 month Extension

Value

Including VAT
423,426
Amount
352,855
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
082376-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Aug 2026, 17:34
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chatham · UKJ41 · ME4 4TR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 010509-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 082376-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·