Official UK procurement notice
TC104 - Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service
Authority: Bolton Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£4,150,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 80
- Social Value: 20
- Price: Pass/Fail
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Dec 2021, 17:53 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Dec 2025, 13:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jan 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN586639- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085849- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fef5Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Authority reserves the right not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process initiated by this notice and will not be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. Interested parties must log on The Chest by way of expression of interest. The Authority is using the e-business portal known as The Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link: www.the-chest.org.uk.once ↗ registered, Applicants will be emailed a username and password which will allow applicants to gain access to the ITT. Applicants will need to electronically submit the completed questionnaire and accompanying documentation via the on-line portal by 16:00 hrs on Thursday 20 January 2022. The Contract period will be for 4 years with the option to extend for 1 year.
This is a contract notice. The standstill period of ten calendar days will be observed by the Authority and provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by any breach of the Councils obligations may take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2022, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1800 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Jan 2022, 16:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Jan 2022 → 23 Dec 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline20 Jan 2022, 16:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Jan 2022, 16:00 GMT
- Notice published304 days ago23 Dec 2025, 13:41 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Dec 2025- Status changed to complete23 Dec 2025, 13:41 GMT
- Buyer details updated23 Dec 2025, 13:41 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Trust | £3,320,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 085849-2025-TC104-1 · Woodbridge Trust
- Signed
- 7 Apr 2022
- Value
- £3,320,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Borough Council of BoltonContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Woodbridge TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria