Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-d8bc-73b4-b008-b63f9bf62e59/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send-mediation-and-disagreement-res Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service. [Blackpool Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/blackpool-borough-council) Often single bidder Estimated value £150,000 Published 28 Sept 2026 Deadline 15 days left 3 Nov 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Blackpool Borough Council is seeking a provider to deliver the statutory Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service. The service must offer impartial, independent mediation and disagreement resolution to support the effective resolution of disputes between families, the local authority, and education providers, in line with the requirements set out in Chapter 11 of the SEND Code of Practice. ## CPV classification Special education services Health and social work services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06f6f9-2026-09-28T12:31:23+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06f6f9-2026-09-28T12:31:23+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Blackpool Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/blackpool-borough-council) [Sector More Education & training tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) ## More tenders like this [SEND Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service · Rotherham Borough Council · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be2-6c6d-71d4-97df-1aeb5e438ff3/send-mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-service) [Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service · Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-db9b-72a4-b12e-ee3fdb5c9bee/special-educational-needs-and-disability-information-advice-and-support-service) [SEND Independent School Placements - DPS · Milton Keynes Council · 337 days left · 21 Sept 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b93-8d2c-71da-b4b5-bc9660ace402/send-independent-school-placements-dps) [AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS) · Achieving for Children · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-6cf5-7096-8b23-8165b1e94073/afc-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-se) [Alternative Education Provision for Children and Young People including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - DPS - CA&FS - CSC/2023/686 \* · Stoke-on-Trent City Council · 3207 days left · 31 Jul 2035](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e26-2c46-7248-81d5-871e15c8698e/alternative-education-provision-for-children-and-young-people-including-those-wi) [DPS for Special Education Needs Transport 2024 to 2028 · Blackburn with Darwen · 481 days left · 12 Feb 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cdc-dc7e-7250-ab67-a46ed37ba973/dps-for-special-education-needs-transport-2024-to-2028)