Freedom of information response

1. Does your Local Authority host a website platform for:

• Local Offer (Special Educational Needs Disabilities (SEND) support) YES

• Family Information Service (for families to access information in the local area) YES

• Community Information Directory (local communities to access local events, clubs etc.) YES

2. If no to question 1. are there plans to develop the web platform? YES/ NO

Please give details on which platform, timescale, how this will be commissioned and budget. N/A

3. If yes to question 1. please provide the website address for each of the following, indicating if platforms are combined:

• Local Offer: SEND Local Offer | Ask Thurrock

• Family Information Service: Ask Thurrock

• Community Information Directory: Ask Thurrock

4. How is the website platform provided? State either in house, external provider or other?

• Local Offer (support SEND) - External Provider

• Family Information Service - External Provider

• Community Information - Directory External Provider

5. For the website platforms which are provided by an external provider what is the name of the provider and what is the contract end date?

Idox – see publicly available information re Current Contracts: Current contracts | Our contracts | Thurrock Council

6. For the website platforms which are provided in- house are there plans to commission this externally? N/A

7. If you stated ‘other’, please expand on the details?

8. What is the expenditure (£) for the following platforms in 2020 / 2021 / 2022 /2023?

Commercially sensitive, please refer to Current Contracts page for available information: Current contracts | Our contracts | Thurrock Council

Broken down into; hosting, maintenance, development.

• Local Offer (support SEND)

• Family Information Service

• Community Information Directory

9. Which department in the Local Authority holds the budget for the following platforms:

• Local Offer (support SEND) - Special Educational Needs & Disability Service

• Family Information Service - Family Information Service

• Community Information Directory - Family Information Service

10. Please give a contact name, email address and telephone number for the responsible Officer for:

• Local Offer

• Family Information Service

• Community Information Directory