# project\_9776 - SEN Longitudinal Study

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: National Centre for Social Research
- Award value: £14,499,024
- Tender value: £14,499,024
- Award date: 9 September 2026
- Published: 24 September 2026
- Contract start: 9 September 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2030
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1e7977a0-3af0-4a29-97c4-ff1eb229be6e-915277
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5abdfe56-1d26-48c5-a94b-208496ac2419

## Description

To provide a new longitudinal cohort study focusing on children and young people with special educational needs \(SEN\)\. The study will follow three cohorts of pupils with SEN across different educational stages - early years/KS1, primary to secondary transition, and post-16 transition\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e7977a0-3af0-4a29-97c4-ff1eb229be6e-915277)