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Market Engagement Event for Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service

East Sussex County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 17:33.

Opportunity overview

The current Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service contract expires at the end of August 2027. We are looking to engage early with the market to inform the scope of the future service. We would like to invite interested experienced providers to attend our market engagement event on 16 July 2026, to share their valuable insight. The event will: • outline the role of a Strategic Partner in delivering the service, and opportunities for innovation and co-production within a changing SEND landscape • provide information on the financial envelope for delivery of this service • Give opportunities to ask questions This event is targeted at experienced Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service Providers.

Classification

  • CPV80340000 — Special education services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

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
15924
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ22
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Further information: The event will be held online. The agenda plus the event link will be shared on the afternoon of 15th July 2026 to those who have registered. To register please refer to the invitation within the documents tab of the project in the link below: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login Name: ESCC MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT - SEND ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICE (SENDIASS) Project ref: RFX1001562 The deadline for registering to attend this event is by 12 noon on 15 July 2026.
Due
16 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056772-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 15:52
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Sussex County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PXGX-2145-PRQJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXGX-2145-PRQJ

Address

Street Address
County Hall, St Anne's Crescent
Locality
Lewes
Postal Code
BN7 1UE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ22

Contact

Name
Michelle Anderson

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lewes · UKJ22 · BN7 1UE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ22 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 056772-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·