# Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service \(SENDIASS\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Medway Council](/buyers/medway-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £450,000
- Published: 6 November 2023
- Planned start: 1 April 2024
- Planned end: 31 March 2029
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f4dfd4a5-8d0d-4b67-82ae-cca9f40ec657-695421
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91b8b5c4-0341-44cf-b9e7-7fcac89a580f

## Description

Medway Council's Education and SEND Division is looking to commission Medway's Special Educational Needs and Disabilities support, advice, and information service \(SENDIASS\) for children, young people, and their parents / carers\. The Local Authority invites applications from suitably qualified providers who can deliver: • A high-quality service which improves our families understanding and enables them to make informed choices and participate in decisions\. • Legally based information, impartial advice and confidential support delivered primarily via website, social media, telephone, email, and face-to-face support from a trained Information Advice Support \(IAS\) practitioner on request\. Contract is anticipated to commence on Monday 1st April 2024\. The Contract will be for an initial period of 2 years with an option to extend for further 2 periods \(24 months and 12 months\)\. The maximum contract term will therefore be 5 years\.

## Related contract awards

- [Provision of an Assessment Bed Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ba0939b7-7217-424e-a0b0-a8389c878280): Medway Council
- [GB-Chatham: TPPL Medway Council NEPO HGV Lot 2 - 46 x RCVs \(20302\)](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a2798e0b-29e9-4468-acdb-83f45e70bd05): Medway Council
- [Support to Live at Home Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-01b96ec3-ee75-4b2c-8587-22f34534e3cb): Medway Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4dfd4a5-8d0d-4b67-82ae-cca9f40ec657-695421)