Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfb-b54d-7005-ad43-b440554d9985/con-28540-con-28541-con-28503-con-28542-con-28543-con-28544-con-28545-con awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # CON\_28540, CON\_28541, CON\_28503, CON\_28542, CON\_28543, CON\_28544, CON\_28545, CON\_28546,CON\_28547 SEND - Financial Advisers\_LOT 07 Contract award notice [Department for Education](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) Often single bidder Estimated value £105,500 Published 30 Oct 2025 Deadline Closed 4 Aug 2025 ## 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. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Department wishes to appoint SEND Financial Advisers to provide tailored advice and support to local authorities to effectively manage their high needs systems such that they sustainably deliver the best possible outcomes for their children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Advisers will work with local areas, providing a clear and sustained focus on the management of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) and local SEND system to ensure the best available value for money. A total of nine advisors have been appointed. ## CPV classification Financial consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/050c6663-0682-499f-afd5-10b54ed30279) 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 Department for Education: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-education) [Sector More Financial & insurance services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/financial-insurance-services) ## More tenders like this [Insurance services – Kompleksowe ubezpieczenie grupy zakupowej Gminy Piekary Śląskie oraz jednostek organizacyjnych i spółek · Gmina Piekary Śląskie · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6402-72d2-9d6a-78ee51b8e46e/poland-insurance-services-kompleksowe-ubezpieczenie-grupy-zakupowej-gminy-pi) [Motor vehicle insurance services – Renouvellement des marchés d'assurance · Communauté de communes Piège Lauragais Malepère · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6511-7185-8e56-abccc243fdb9/france-motor-vehicle-insurance-services-renouvellement-des-marches-dassuran) [Liability insurance services – Prestation d'assurance pour les besoins de la Communauté de Communes Des Savanes 2027-2030 · Communauté des communes des Savanes (973) · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6375-70c6-83f3-2673aade0342/france-liability-insurance-services-prestation-dassurance-pour-les-besoins) [Damage or loss insurance services – 2026/026 Assurance des dommages aux biens et risques annexes pour la commune de VERNON · Ville de VERNON · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63a7-73f9-a14f-cbcb585b2872/france-damage-or-loss-insurance-services-2026026-assurance-des-dommages-aux) [Treasury services – GARA europea a procedura aperta PER l’appalto DI gestione del servizio DI tesoreria comunale PER IL periodo 01 01 2027 – 31 12 2029 · COMUNE DI PISTOIA - Servizio Finanziario e Controllo Aziende Partecipate · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-64f7-7056-8627-bc31269cc45e/italy-treasury-services-gara-europea-a-procedura-aperta-per-lappalto-di-ges) [Credit granting services – „Udzielenie kredytu długoterminowego na pokrycie planowanego deficytu budżetu Gminy Zawichost w 2026 roku oraz na spłatę wcześniej zaciągniętych zobowiązań z tytułu kredytów i pożyczek” – powt. · Gmina Zawichost · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6780-7257-8366-f41b357a25f9/poland-credit-granting-services-udzielenie-kredytu-dlugoterminowego-na-pokr)