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AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)

Achieving for Children · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 12:56.

Opportunity overview

The Special Education Needs Advice and Service (SENDIASS) in Kingston and Richmond offers impartial advice and support across a wide range of subjects. This may include help with personal budgets and how to use the Local Offer plus: support with understanding reports and letters, attending meetings and preparing for assessments and reviews information and signposting to support services in your area support with Transition and Preparing for Adulthood support with and signposting to mediation advice and support on benefits

Classification

  • CPV80340000 — Special education services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.2m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • The Tender documents will be published on the London Tenders Portal at the web address provided. Reference DN780016Open source ↗

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
DN816411
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
London Tenders Portal DN780016 http://www.londontenders.org

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
16 Nov 2026, 00:00

Enquiry period

Ends
2 Nov 2026, 00:00

Expected award period

Ends
15 Apr 2027, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
The Authority shall accept and process the payment of an electronic invoice submitted by the Provider, within 30 calendar days, where it complies with the standard electronic invoicing and is undisputed.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
1,386,000
Amount
1,155,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
MS1 Service Delivery; Staff Competency; Caseload Modeling - 10% MS2 Safeguarding; Complaints; Incidents - 10% MS3 Promotion and Innovation - 10% MS4 Equality and Diversity - 10% MS5 Collaboration and Partnership - 5% MS6 Premises and Accessibility - 5% MS7 Service Capacity Management and Prioritisation Strategy - 10% MS8 Social Value - 10%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Tenderers should quote on a tendered price as set out in the Instructions to Tenders.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
IPSEA Legal Training Safer Recruitment: Safeguarding Training As set out in the ITT.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
First Extension (24 months): 1 July 2030 – 30 June 2032 Second Extension (24 months): 1 July 2032 – 30 June 2034

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80340000
Description
Special education services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI63
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKI75
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
The Tender documents will be published on the London Tenders Portal at the web address provided. Reference DN780016
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
096890-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Oct 2026, 11:17
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Achieving for Children
Id
GB-PPON-PYBH-2186-GMCP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYBH-2186-GMCP

Address

Street Address
44 York Street
Locality
Twickenham
Postal Code
TW1 3BZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI75

Contact

Telephone
+44 0

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Id
GB-PPON-PWRN-9366-HZGV
Role Details
managing the procurement on behalf of the contracting authority

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWRN-9366-HZGV

Address

Street Address
Guildhall
Locality
Kingston upon Thames
Postal Code
KT1 1EU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI63

Contact

Roles

procuringEntity

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Twickenham · UKI75 · TW1 3BZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI63 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI75 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 045282-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 096890-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS

ProcuraAxis Analysis

Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Opportunity intelligence at a glance

Achieving for Children is seeking a provider for SENDIASS impartial advice and support in Kingston and Richmond. Stated support includes personal budgets, Local Offer use, understanding reports and letters, meetings, assessments and reviews, signposting, transition to adulthood, mediation, and benefits.

Who this may suit

Potential fit for organisations that provide SEND information, advice and support. Detailed supplier eligibility, credentials and delivery model are not stated in the supplied notice data.

Key points identified

  • Service scopeProvide impartial SENDIASS advice and support across the listed subjects.Evidence: "offers impartial advice and support" including personal budgets, Local Offer, reports and letters, meetings, assessments, reviews, signposting, transition, mediation and benefits.
  • Detailed tender requirementsUnknown; tender documents are referenced on the London Tenders Portal.Evidence: "The Tender documents will be published on the London Tenders Portal... Reference DN780016"
  • Supplier eligibility criteriaUnknown from supplied notice data.Evidence: No eligibility criteria are supplied.
90% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
096890-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069acf
First published
18 May 2026
Last checked
14 Oct 2026, 12:56
Notice versions reviewed
2

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
14 Oct 2026
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