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Independent Mediation Service for Education Health and Care Assessments and Reviews and Disagreement Resolution Service for SEND.

Descriptions

This contract is for Independent Mediation Service for Education, Health and Care Assessments and Reviews and Disagreement Resolution Service for Special Education Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). Durham County Council is looking for a single provider to deliver this service.

It is a requirement of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years that all local authorities must have in place a mediation information and advice service which is independent of the local authority. This service will offer independent mediation to families and will provide an opportunity to resolve issues linked to requests for an Education, Health and Care Assessment and the outcome of Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan Assessments / Reviews prior to families lodging an appeal with a Tribunal.

The Contract does not include any guarantee of any minimum volume of services, or any minimum expenditure.

Permitted changes that may occur:

The contract has a potential to be increased due to demand.

Any consequences of the White paper that is due to be released in Autumn 2025 that may have impact.

The Council reserves the right to amend the procurement exercise in line with PA23, s31.

Timeline

Published Date :

4th Sep 2025 2 days ago

Deadline :

29th Sep 2025 in a 23 days

Contract Start :

12th Oct 2025

Contract End :

12th Oct 2027

Tender Regions

North East

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

80000000 - Education and training services

Keywords

education services

training programs

professional development

academic instruction

vocational training

lifelong learning

skills workshops

educational courses

corporate training

learning solutions

healthcare provision

social care services

patient support

community health work

welfare services

rehabilitation support

clinical outreach

public health social services

social assistance programs

integrated healthcare delivery

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Details

Notice Type :

Open opportunity

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

TenderBase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Region :

North Region

Attachments :

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement Contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

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