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Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Services (DRMS)
Published 16 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026
- Primary CPV
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79110000 *
Legal advisory and representation services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Liverpool, North West
- Value
- £410,750
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/02/2026 31/01/2028
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Cunard Building, Liverpool, L3 1DS, United Kingdom · UKD72
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Liverpool City Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79110000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: DN786664
Liverpool City Council is required to provide disagreement resolution and mediation services in accordance with its statutory duties under the Children and Families Act 2014. These services include disagreement resolution, mediation advice, and mediation, each serving a distinct role within the legal framework.
The services are delivered independently of the Council, ensuring impartiality and confidentiality. They offer families and young people an opportunity to resolve disputes at an early stage, helping to avoid formal legal proceedings and reducing the need for time-consuming and costly appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Tribunal.
Awarded to
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
- Bids received
- 4
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Award date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Contract can be extended to
- 31 Jul 2028
- Renewal
- The authority reserves the right to apply a 6‑month extension option, contingent on the contractor demonstrating satisfactory performance throughout the contract term.
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 16 Jan 2026 10:30
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0586ac
- Notice ID
- DN786664
Competition
4
Bids received
4
Bids considered at final stage
3
SME bids at final stage
0
VCSE bids at final stage
Organisations on this notice
Supplier SME
Enterprise House The Courtyard, Bromborough, CH62 4UE, United Kingdom
GB-COH 09148466
Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 31 Jan 2026 · Scheduled
Full notice record
55 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Liverpool City Council |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Cunard Building |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Liverpool |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | L3 1DS |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD72 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | commercialprocurement@liverpool.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | WHY MEDIATE LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Enterprise House The Courtyard |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Bromborough |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | CH62 4UE |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD74 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | help@mediatelegal.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.mediatelegal.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Liverpool City Council |
Tender
| Title | Disagreement Resolution and Mediation Services (DRMS) |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Below threshold - open competition |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Date | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £492,900 |
| Value › Value | £410,750 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Supplier › Name | WHY MEDIATE LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Legal advisory and representation services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKD72 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Jan 2028 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Jul 2028 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | The authority reserves the right to apply a 6‑month extension option, contingent on the contractor demonstrating satisfactory performance throughout the contract term. |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | For the duration of the contract, the authority may exercise the right to place additional purchase orders as necessary and within the scope of the original agreement. |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Contract award notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003772-2026 |
| Document › Published | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |