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AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)

Published 14 Oct 2026

14 Oct 2026

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Achieving for Children

Primary CPV: 80340000 *
Special education services
Location: 🇬🇧 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton, London
Value: £1,155,000
Contract: 3 years Duration
01/07/2027 30/06/2030
Contract Types: 80 *Education & training services
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ, United Kingdom · UKI63

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Award Criteria

Quality (70%)
Price (30%)

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80340000 *

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Reference: DN816411

The Special Education Needs Advice and Service (SENDIASS) in Kingston and Richmond offers impartial advice and support across a wide range of subjects. This may include help with personal budgets and how to use the Local Offer plus: support with understanding reports and letters, attending meetings and preparing for assessments and reviews information and signposting to support services in your area support with Transition and Preparing for Adulthood support with and signposting to mediation advice and support on benefits

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80340000 — Special education services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Local authority
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Services
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Active
Renewal: First Extension (24 months): 1 July 2030 – 30 June 2032 Second Extension (24 months): 1 July 2032 – 30 June 2034
Submission method: London Tenders Portal DN780016 http://www.londontenders.org
Enquiries close: 2 Nov 2026
Award decision expected: 15 Apr 2027
Reserved / special regime: Light Touch
Language: EN
Published: 14 Oct 2026 11:17
Deadline: 16 Nov 2026 00:00
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069acf
Notice ID: DN816411

Organisations on this notice

Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

Procuring Entity

Guildhall, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU, United Kingdom

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Achieving for Children
Party 1 › Address › Street	44 York Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	Twickenham
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	TW1 3BZ
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI75
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Link	https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public authority - sub-central government
Party 2 › Name	Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
Party 2 › Address › Street	Guildhall
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	Kingston upon Thames
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	KT1 1EU
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI63
Party 2 › Role	Procuring entity
Party 2 › Role Details	managing the procurement on behalf of the contracting authority

Buyer

Name	Achieving for Children

Tender

Title	AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)
Description	The Special Education Needs Advice and Service (SENDIASS) in Kingston and Richmond offers impartial advice and support across a wide range of subjects. This may include help with personal budgets and how to use the Local Offer plus: support with understanding reports and letters, attending meetings and preparing for assessments and reviews information and signposting to support services in your area support with Transition and Preparing for Adulthood support with and signposting to mediation advice and support on benefits
Status	active
Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description	Special education services
Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description	Health and social work services
Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description	Other community, social and personal services
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS)	UKI63
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country	United Kingdom
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS)	UKI75
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country	GB
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country	United Kingdom
Value › Value incl. VAT	£1,386,000
Value › Value	£1,155,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Category	services
Special regime	Light touch
Above threshold	Yes
How to submit	London Tenders Portal DN780016 http://www.londontenders.org
Submission Terms › Electronic submission	allowed
Submission Terms › Languages	en
Bidding period › End	16 Nov 2026
Questions period › End	2 Nov 2026
Award decision period › End	15 Apr 2027
Lot › Status	active
Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT	£1,386,000
Lot › Value › Value	£1,155,000
Lot › Value › Currency	GBP
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type	quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name	Quality
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description	MS1 Service Delivery; Staff Competency; Caseload Modeling - 10% MS2 Safeguarding; Complaints; Incidents - 10% MS3 Promotion and Innovation - 10% MS4 Equality and Diversity - 10% MS5 Collaboration and Partnership - 5% MS6 Premises and Accessibility - 5% MS7 Service Capacity Management and Prioritisation Strategy - 10% MS8 Social Value - 10%
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight	70
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type	price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name	Price
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description	Tenderers should quote on a tendered price as set out in the Instructions to Tenders.
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight	30
Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type	Percentage exact
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type	economic
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description	Financial viability based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type	technical
Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description	IPSEA Legal Training Safer Recruitment: Safeguarding Training As set out in the ITT.
Lot › Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs	Yes
Lot › Contract period › Start	1 Jul 2027
Lot › Contract period › End	30 Jun 2030
Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to	30 Jun 2034
Lot › Can be renewed	Yes
Lot › Renewal › Description	First Extension (24 months): 1 July 2030 – 30 June 2032 Second Extension (24 months): 1 July 2032 – 30 June 2034
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Bidding documents
Document › Document 1 › Description	The Tender documents will be published on the London Tenders Portal at the web address provided. Reference DN780016
Document › Document 1 › Link	http://www.londontenders.org
Document › Document 2 › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Document 2 › Description	Not published
Document › Document 3 › Document type	Tender notice
Document › Document 3 › Description	Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 3 › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096890-2026
Document › Document 3 › Published	14 Oct 2026
Contract Terms › Financial Terms	The Authority shall accept and process the payment of an electronic invoice submitted by the Provider, within 30 calendar days, where it complies with the standard electronic invoicing and is undisputed.

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