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Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Resolution Service

Gateshead Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 00:01.

Opportunity overview

Gateshead Council (the Council) is reviewing its arrangements for the provision of a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Resolution Service, which supports children and young people with SEND, parents, carers and the Local Authority in resolving disputes and disagreements relating to education, health and care matters. The Council is considering future commissioning options for this service. As part of this process, the Council is undertaking a Market Engagement Exercise to establish the level of market interest, gather intelligence from potential providers, and improve its understanding of available service models, innovation opportunities, delivery approaches, and market capacity. Gateshead Council is exploring the market for SEND Mediation and Resolution Service and is therefore engaging with the market to establish interest and understand current provider capacity, expertise and innovative approaches to service delivery. Online Market Engagement Event to be held on Teams 14th September 2026 at 14:00

Classification

  • 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
SCO57
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Online Market Engagement Event to be held on teams Monday 14th September 2026 at 14:00. Please search 'Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Resolution Service' on the OPEN portal : https://www.open-uk.org/ for further information. Please complete and submit the Market Engagement Questionnaire on the OPEN Platform.
Due
14 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078299-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Aug 2026, 17:17
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Gateshead Borough Council
Id
GB-UKPRN-10002639

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10002639

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPGY-1151-NJQN

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Regent Terrace
Locality
Gateshead
Postal Code
NE8 1HH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC22

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Gateshead · UKC22 · NE8 1HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC2 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 078299-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·