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TC104 - Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service

Bolton Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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23 Dec 2025 at 13:41

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Tender

08 Dec 2021 at 17:53

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Borough Council of Bolton, acting as the purchasing organisation, has concluded the procurement process for the "TC104 - Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service". This service is classified under the industry category of "Social work and related services". The procurement was carried out through an open procedure focusing on services within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in the region designated as UKD36. The procurement process has reached the award stage as of December 2025, and the contract valued at £3,320,000 was signed on 7th April 2022. The awarded supplier for this initiative is Woodbridge Trust, which will deliver services addressing key special educational needs as outlined in the SEND Code of Practice. The tender sought to develop support in cognition, communication, and physical needs, with criteria focusing 80% on quality and 20% on social value.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in the education and social services sectors to expand their reach or enter the market for services related to special educational needs. Enterprises with expertise in delivering high-quality educational support services, particularly those skilled in catering to children with various learning and development challenges, would be well-positioned to benefit from opportunities like this. Although this specific procurement process has been completed, similar tenders could offer lucrative prospects for growth, encouraging businesses to enhance their capacity to meet the outlined service requirements and to ensure readiness for future opportunities issued by public authorities like Bolton Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TC104 - Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service

Notice Description

The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") is prepared to receive tenders for Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service (the "Service"), which will be subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed. The Service must specialise in the main areas of special need as outlined in the SEND Code of Practice. The key areas of need for this Service include: * Cognition and Learning Needs This includes children who have difficulty with learning, thinking and understanding or who have developmental delay. They may have features of moderate, severe or profound learning difficulties or specific learning difficulties (for example dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia). * Communication and Interaction Needs This includes children with speech and language difficulties and disorders and autistic spectrum disorders. * Physical Needs This includes children with a range of physical disabilities which impede their learning in school and their ability to take part in the curriculum.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") is prepared to receive tenders for Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service (the "Service"), which will be subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed. The Service must specialise in the main areas of special need as outlined in the SEND Code of Practice. The key areas of need for this Service include: * Cognition and Learning Needs This includes children who have difficulty with learning, thinking and understanding or who have developmental delay. They may have features of moderate, severe or profound learning difficulties or specific learning difficulties (for example dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia). * Communication and Interaction Needs This includes children with speech and language difficulties and disorders and autistic spectrum disorders. * Physical Needs This includes children with a range of physical disabilities which impede their learning in school and their ability to take part in the curriculum.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fef5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085849-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

85300000 - Social work and related services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,150,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,150,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,320,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Dec 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jan 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Apr 20224 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bolton Council
Additional Buyers

The Borough Council of Bolton

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOLTON
Postcode
BL1 1RU
Postcode Area
Bolton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
Delivery Location
TLD36 Greater Manchester North West
Local Authority
Bolton
Electoral Ward
Queens Park & Central
Westminster Constituency
Bolton North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Woodbridge Trust

Further Information

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