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# Section 19

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/section-19-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfbf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bolton Council: "Section 19". Published status: complete. Contract Value: £4,800,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Bolton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-council-ons-e08000001)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** £4,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/section-19-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfbf#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06cfbf`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/section-19-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfbf#tl-md)

## Description
Section 19 of the Education act 1996 is the statutory duty to provide suitable education for all children and young people of compulsory school age who cannot access mainstream school places. This includes, permanently excluded pupils, and pupils who, because of illness or other reasons, cannot attend mainstream.
Bolton Council determine the number of high needs places required each year and submits the figures to the DfE by December 5th for the following academic year. These are finalised and published in February before September term starts. This process should reflect planned and predicted changes for the following academic year, so that schools and colleges receive an appropriate level of core funding, that enables them to make the special provision that is to be commissioned, particularly any expansion of that provision.
The Authority intends to Direct Award this provision for one year to Bolton Impact Trust for the Academic Year 2026 to 2027 in accordance with section 41 and Schedule 5 clause 6(a) and (b) of the Procurement Act 2023:
6(a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
6(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
There is an absence of competition for technical reasons including size of premises to support placements, and the expectation to deliver the service for the whole of Bolton. Only this supplier can supply the services within the timescales required due to the specific requirements and there are no reasonable alternatives to provide this service.
The intention is to run an Open Tender process for the 2027-2028 provision and to run a further process for the 2028 provision onwards.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Section 19 (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **THE BOLTON IMPACT TRUST**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:09971348`
  - Value: £4,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 26/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077544-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-14T09:28:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:02:24.479Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06cfbf