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

Achieving for Children · Local or regional public body

In brief

Achieving for Children is looking for suppliers for education and care work (London).

The estimated value is £1,155,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 July 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midnight, Monday 16 November 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
midnight, Monday 2 November 2026
Bids by
midnight, Monday 16 November 2026

How bids are scored

Quality 70% · Price 30%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for education contracts in this region (from 129 awards in the last 12 months).

Tender documents

What the notice says

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

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Send clarification questions before midnight, Monday 2 November 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midnight, Monday 16 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 045282-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 096890-2026

About the buyer

Achieving for ChildrenLast 12 months

Procurements

8

Awards

6
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From notice 045282-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 May 2026, last updated 14 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 14 October 2026.