Contract award record
Independent Mediation Service for Education, Health and Care Assessments and Reviews and Disagreement Resolution Service for SEND
Tender value £100,000
Notice details
- Published
- Category
- services
- Buyer region
- North East
- Source
- View official notice
Public buyer and contract winner
Award value£10,000
- AwardedCompleted
- StartCompleted
- EndCompleted
Work description
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).
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.