Contract

TC104 - Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service

  • Bolton Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-085849

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02fef5 (view related notices)

Published 23 December 2025, 1:41pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Bolton Council

3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square

Bolton

BL1 1RU

Contact

Mrs Sarah Atherton

Email

sarah.atherton@bolton.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 0

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.bolton.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.bolton.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

TC104 - Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service

Reference number

DN586639

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short 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.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,320,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 20

Price - Weighting: Pass/Fail

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 000-030590


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

TC104

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 April 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Woodbridge Trust

c/o Ladywood School, Masefield Road, Little Lever

Bolton

BL3 1NG

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD36 - Greater Manchester North West
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,320,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom