Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf1-bd39-7013-a8ad-e8384e06395b/con-13130-send-participation-and-family-support awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # con\_13130 SEND Participation and Family Support [Department for Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Open field Estimated value £9,300,000 Published 26 Jan 2024 Deadline Closed 29 Sept 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 The primary objective of this contract is to support the continued improvement of coproduction at national, local and individual level, including in the context of the continuing pandemic and the national recovery. This will ensure the effective involvement of parents, carers and young people in the design and delivery of SEND services and provision, including the continued embedding of the voices of SEND stakeholders in national policy development, to support system-wide improvements. We would require the Strategic Participation programme to respond to the long-term impact of Covid-19 (coronavirus) in the delivery of its business objectives and adapt its delivery in light of emerging priorities and recommendations identified through the SEND Review. Through empowering children and young people with SEND and their parents to make informed choices about the provision available to them and supporting them to influence SEND policy at an individual, local and national level, services and provision can be designed in a way that works for children and young people user-centered system that meets their needs at the right level, this will counter the perception that statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans and specialist provision are the only means through which children and young people with SEND can be properly supported. This in turn will reduce pressure on local delivery systems and demand for higher cost provision procuring a contract to continue existing participation and coproduction arrangements, consolidated with existing arrangements for a national helpline and online support service to provide information and advice to parents whose children have SEND. This would provide the necessary government intervention to consolidate and grow meaningful participation and coproduction by families at an individual, local and national level. 22/08/2023 - A £35,000 variation was completed to increase the total grant allocation by £17,500 for financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, this was due to the development of a new Parent Carer Forum. Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c300b5b5-3b88-4836-869b-e4a24905b9be) 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. 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