# ICASO - independent adjudication service to Ofsted

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution \(CEDR\)
- Award value: £100,000
- Tender value: £135,000
- Award date: 19 March 2018
- Published: 7 June 2021
- Contract start: 1 April 2018
- Contract end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fdc6eff1-4ca4-4c12-bf2f-59e13094561e-441710
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b0f97fba-e7c7-44c0-b2ec-f1e603d3c419

## Description

The Department for Education has appointed a supplier for the provision of independent adjudication services in relation to Ofsted's handling of complaints including; handling individual complaints, the provision of advice, regular reporting regarding the volume and the nature of complaints and publication of an annual report\. The adjudication service is independent of Ofsted\. Conclusions and the recommendations are independent of both departments \(DfE and Ofsted\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fdc6eff1-4ca4-4c12-bf2f-59e13094561e-441710)