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Dorset Council

Dorset Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)

EducationCPV 85000000
ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published15 Nov 2021
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Mrs Lisa Hosking
lisa.hosking@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
+44 1305225523

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

Dorset Council is seeking tenders from capable service providers for a Dorset Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS) Dorset Council currently fulfil the statutory responsibility to provide specific information, advice and support (IAS) for special educational needs and disability (SEND) through our in-house SENDIASS.

This is a free, impartial service for children and young people aged 0 to 25 years who have SEND, and their parents and carers.

Dorset Council are seeking an external provider to deliver SENDIASS to ensure impartiality, compliance and effective service delivery.

Dorset SENDIASS is part of the national network of SENDIASS organisations.

It’s overseen by a steering group made up of key stakeholders and is expected to meet the requirements of Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND regulations, minimum standards for IASS 2018 and the SEND Code of Practice 2015.

The longer-term vision for children and young people in Dorset is detailed in the Children, Young People and Families Plan 2020 to 2023.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice

Educational Needs and Disabilities Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS).

02

Dorset Council currently fulfil the statutory responsibility

Dorset Council currently fulfil the statutory responsibility to provide specific information,.

03

Advice and support (IAS) for special educational

advice and support (IAS) for special educational needs and disability (SEND) through our in-house SENDIASS.

04

Dorset Council are seeking an external provider

Dorset Council are seeking an external provider to deliver SENDIASS to ensure impartiality,.

05

By a steering group made up

by a steering group made up of key stakeholders and is expected to meet the requirements.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c909
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
028452-2021
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