Scope
Description
To deliver improvements to the support and offer for children with special educational needs and disabilities. It is a further stage of work in this critical area. The work aims to enable Greenwich young people with special educational and disabilities to reach their full potential while ensuring the Council remains financially stable and delivers in the most efficient and effective way possible.
Contract 1. Consultancy to support Service Improvements for Children with SEND
Supplier
Contract value
- £975,000 excluding VAT
- £1,170,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 October 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026
- 1 year
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Contract locations
- UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
This is a specialist service for complex change programmes that can be delivered only by a very limited category of suppliers. Newton Consulting Ltd have been identified for their unique position, existing work to date and understanding of the breadth of work around children with SEND, Dedicated Schools Grants and the overall financial benchmarking and performance across the country within this area.
They were the delivery partner for the DfE for the Delivering Better Value Programme working with one third of the country's local areas (54 in total) to build an evidence base to identify opportunities within SEND that local areas could achieve without legislative change. Newton then supported these local areas to build their implementation plans to realise these opportunities. Alongside this experience the breadth of experience in working with over 100 public sector organisations puts them in a unique position to deliver successfully on this work.
Direct Award is made in accordance with PA23 Schedule 5 - Above Threshold Justifications Direct Awards paragraph 3. This is an additional commission to a specialist consultancy that have previously completed diagnostic work in these services. A change in supplier would mean considerable additional work and would be likely to result in an outcome that was incompatible with progress already made in this area.
Supplier
NEWTON CONSULTING LIMITED
- Companies House: 04279175
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQLG-2999-MLXM
2 Kingston Business Park, Kingston Bagpuize
Abingdon
OX13 5FE
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@newtonimpact.com
Website: http://www.newtonimpact.com
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Consultancy to support Service Improvements for Children with SEND
Contracting authority
Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXBB-6689-HZVL
The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street
London
SE18 6HQ
United Kingdom
Region: UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government