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

Procurement description

The Information, Advice and Support 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.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
• UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames

Total value (estimated)

1155000.00 GBP Excluding VAT

1386000.00 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

01 April 2027, 00:00AM to 31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2034

Achieving for Children

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 80340000 - Special education services
• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Delivery regions

• UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
• UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 April 2027, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

31 March 2030, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

31 March 2034, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement process description

Achieving for Children (AfC) is undertaking market testing to gather insights and best practice. The aim is to design and strengthen the delivery of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS).

For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase and there is no commitment at this stage to carry out a procurement exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this PME shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any future procurement process, nor is it intended that any information provided shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement exercise. The memorandum of information and the questionnaire can be downloaded from the documents section of the London Tenders Portal DN816411.

Completed questionnaires to be returned by 12.00 noon on Friday 5th June 2026.

Due date

05 June 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

01 September 2026