# CON\_28558, CON\_28560, CON\_28561, CON\_28562, CON\_28563, CON\_28564, CON\_28565, CON\_28567 SEND- Senior Financial Advisers\_LOT8

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Chris West Consultancy Services Ltd](/suppliers/chris-west-consultancy-services/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,126,125
- Tender value: £133,875
- Award date: 30 September 2025
- Published: 30 October 2025
- Contract start: 30 September 2025
- Contract end: 29 September 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: bbd2ab59-1a19-4a62-bd4f-4e3b2610ebce-870349
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1dc506c6-4e71-44d1-8e86-62ca56d4964e

## Description

The Department wishes to appoint SEND Senior Financial Advisers to provide tailored advice and support to local authorities to effectively manage their high needs systems such that they sustainably deliver the best possible outcomes for their children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities \(SEND\)\. Advisers will work with local areas, providing a clear and sustained focus on the management of the Dedicated Schools Grant \(DSG\) and local SEND system to ensure the best available value for money\. A total of eight SEND Senior Financial Advisers have been appointed, with a combined total contract value of £1,126,125\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbd2ab59-1a19-4a62-bd4f-4e3b2610ebce-870349)