# Special education services (CPV 80340000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-education-services-80340000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Special education services (CPV 80340000) covers UK public procurement for Special education services. Tracked across 118 published procedures (51 in the last 12 months) across 73 contracting authorities, with 10 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Special education services

- **CPV Code:** `80340000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Education & Training (CPV 80000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 10

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 51

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 118

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 40 (73 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 34 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-education-services-80340000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-education-services-80340000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (middle half 3–4) (median of 14 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £186k (median net contract award; interquartile range £68k–£438k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 55 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 41% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 72% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Education & Training

1. [Training services (CPV 80500000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/training-services-80500000): 399 notices/12m

2. [Specialist training services (CPV 80510000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/specialist-training-services-80510000): 303 notices/12m

3. [Adult and other education services (CPV 80400000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/adult-and-other-education-services-80400000): 122 notices/12m

4. [Vocational training services (CPV 80530000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/vocational-training-services-80530000): 103 notices/12m

5. [E-learning services (CPV 80420000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/e-learning-services-80420000): 95 notices/12m

6. [Higher education services (CPV 80300000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/higher-education-services-80300000): 61 notices/12m

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in Special education services (soonest deadline first):

1. [Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Mediation and Disagreement Resolution Service.](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send-mediation-and-disagreement-resolution-serv-ocds-h6vhtk-06f6f9): £150,000 · Deadline: 3 Nov 2026 · BLACKPOOL COUNCIL

2. [AfC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services (SENDIASS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/afc-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-information-advice-and-support-services-sen-ocds-h6vhtk-069acf): £1,155,000 · Deadline: 16 Nov 2026 · Achieving for Children

3. [Flexible Procurement system for the Provision of Children's Specialist Education Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/flexible-procurement-system-for-the-provision-of-children-s-specialist-education-services-ocds-h6vhtk-043767): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 26 Mar 2034 · City of Doncaster Council

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Special education services work:

1. [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020): 6 notices (5 in last 12m)

2. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 5 notices (0 in last 12m)

3. [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032): 4 notices (3 in last 12m)

4. [London Borough of Bexley](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-bexley-ons-e09000004): 4 notices (3 in last 12m)

5. [Luton Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/luton-borough-council-ons-e06000032): 4 notices (1 in last 12m)

6. [Central Bedfordshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/central-bedfordshire-council-ons-e06000056): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

7. [Cornwall Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

8. [North Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-somerset-council-ons-e06000024): 3 notices (0 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 21 notices (23%)

2. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 17 notices (18%)

3. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 15 notices (16%)

4. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 15 notices (16%)

5. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 14 notices (15%)

6. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 14 notices (15%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Special education services:

1. [Clear Links Support Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clear-links-support-ltd-coh-05734428): 4 procedures (5 awards) across 4 contracting authorities

2. [Barnardo's](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/barnardo-s-coh-00061625): 2 procedures (5 awards) across 2 contracting authorities

3. [Enhance EHC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/enhance-ehc-ltd-coh-06598971): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

4. [KIDS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kids-coh-01346252): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

5. [Pure Innovations Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pure-innovations-limited-coh-05241249): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

6. [Boomsatsuma](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/boomsatsuma-coh-16436551): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Equity Foundation Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/equity-foundation-ltd-coh-11470727): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [University of Warwick](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-warwick-coh-rc000678): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Special education services intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-education-services-80340000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/special-education-services-80340000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt