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Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Services (DRMS)
Published 1 Oct 2025
1 Oct 2025
Closed 3 Nov 2025
- Primary CPV
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79110000 *
Legal advisory and representation services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Liverpool, North West
- Value
- £425,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/02/2026 31/01/2028
- Contract Types
-
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- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Cunard Building, Liverpool, L3 1DS, United Kingdom · UKD72
Contact
Gill Astill
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Liverpool City Council
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79110000 *
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Reference: DN786664
Liverpool City Council is seeking providers to deliver disagreement resolution and mediation services in line with its statutory obligations under the Children and Families Act 2014.
These services include:
• Mediation advice, and
• Mediation and disagreement resolution services,
Each service plays a distinct role within the legal framework and aims to support families and young people in resolving disputes related to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
To ensure impartiality and confidentiality, the services must be delivered independently of the Council. Their purpose is to facilitate early resolution of disputes, helping to avoid formal legal proceedings and reducing the need for appeals to the SEND Tribunal, which can be both time-consuming and costly.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79110000 — Legal advisory and representation services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The contract includes an option to extend for a further six months, subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties.
- Submission method
- Tenders must be submitted electronically via the ProContract portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/
- Enquiries close
- 22 Oct 2025
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 01 Oct 2025 13:21
- Deadline
- 03 Nov 2025 16:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0586ac
- Notice ID
- DN786664
Full notice record
47 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Liverpool City Council |
| Address › Street | Cunard Building |
| Address › Town / city | Liverpool |
| Address › Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD72 |
| Contact › Name | Gill Astill |
| Contact › Email | commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.liverpool.gov.uk |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Liverpool City Council |
Tender
| Title | Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Services (DRMS) |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Legal advisory and representation services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKD72 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £510,000 |
| Value › Value | £425,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Below threshold - open competition |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | No |
| How to submit | Tenders must be submitted electronically via the ProContract portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/ |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Bidding period › End | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Questions period › End | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £510,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £425,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Feb 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Jan 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jul 2028 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | The contract includes an option to extend for a further six months, subject to satisfactory performance and agreement by both parties. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Description | The contract will be awarded based on the most economically advantageous tender, assessed using the following criteria: Quality - 70% Price - 20% Social Value - 10% |
| Document › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061322-2025 |
| Document › Published | 1 Oct 2025 |