Open for bids· Closes 16 Nov 2026
AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)
Achieving for Children · Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames, London
Achieving for Children is inviting bids for this contract, a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames.
Source: Find a Tender · published 14 Oct 2026 · details refreshed every 30 minutes
Key dates
2026
Uk2 preliminary market engagement notice published
11:30
2026
Tender notice published
UK4 - Tender Notice · 11:17
View notice2026
Uk4 tender notice published
11:17
Next
2026
Enquiry deadline
2026
Tender submission deadline
2027
Estimated award decision date
23:59
2027
Planned contract start
2027
Contract starts
2030
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Achieving for Children is inviting bids for this contract, a contract for children's services and Ofsted in Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames. The estimated value is £1,155,000 excluding VAT (£1,386,000 including VAT), and the contract runs from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030 (3 years). Bids close on 16 November 2026.
It is run as an open procedure under the light-touch regime. Published on Find a Tender on 14 October 2026 as notice 096890-2026, OCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-069acf. Bids are made through the buyer's ProContract portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Achieving for Children is inviting tenders for an impartial SEND information, advice and support service across Kingston and Richmond. The estimated contract value is £1,155,000 excluding VAT, with tenders due by 12:00am GMT on 16 November 2026 through the London Tenders Portal.
The notice in full
This open, light-touch procurement is for the delivery of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services in Kingston and Richmond. The service will provide impartial information, advice and support, including help with personal budgets and the Local Offer, understanding reports and letters, meetings, assessments and reviews, transition and Preparing for Adulthood, mediation signposting and benefits-related support. The initial term runs from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030, with two optional 24-month extensions to 30 June 2034.
The official notice identifies Achieving for Children as the contracting authority and the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames as the procuring entity managing the process on its behalf.
Lots (1)
- 01
Single lotActive
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Children and Young People's Social Care
- Contract period
- 1 Jul 2027 to 30 Jun 2030 (3 years)
- Lots
- 1
Not stated in the notice: procurement type, category.
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK4 Tender notice
- Procurement method
- Open procedure under the light-touch regime
- Current stage
- Tender
- Stages so far
- Tender
- Published on
- Find a Tender
- Buyer's portal
- ProContract
Not stated in the notice: awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £1,155,000 excluding VAT (£1,386,000 including VAT)
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Active
Not stated in the notice: lots, awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 096890-2026
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069acf
- CPV code
- 80340000, 85000000, 98000000
Location
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames
- Region
- London
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Achieving for Children
- Address
- London
Not stated in the notice: category, contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Tender documents are to be published on the London Tenders Portal. The UK4 notice gives the portal document reference DN780016.londontenders.org
- Official UK4 tender noticefind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096890-2026
- Find-tender.service.gov.ukfind-tender.service.gov.uk/procurement/ocds-h6vhtk-069acf
- Find-tender.service.gov.ukfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045282-2026
- ProContract portal, to register and bidprocontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/portal/londontenders
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-069acf (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When is the deadline for the AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support… tender?
Bids must be submitted by 16 November 2026. The notice sets the exact time of day, so confirm it on the ProContract portal and submit early: buyer portals normally stop accepting bids at the deadline.
How much is the AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support… contract worth?
The estimated value is £1,155,000 excluding VAT (£1,386,000 including VAT). The contract runs from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support…?
Achieving for Children, based in Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames, London.
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