CWC25011 - Independent Specialist Education Provision Light Touch Framework
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£71.3m
Suppliers
6
Lots
4
Published
15 Apr 2026
Description
The City of Wolverhampton Council is commissioning a range of Independent Specialist Education Providers who will meet the needs of our children and young people whilst promoting choice in the local market and delivering best value for money. Provision under this Independent Specialist Education Providers (ISEP) Light Touch Framework is for children and young people with a range of special educational needs between the ages of 5-25 with an EHCP as set out in the SEND Code of Practice 2015. The framework is separated into 4 Lots: Lot 1: Primary phase - ages 5 - 11 national curriculum years 1 - 6 Lot 2: Secondary phase - ages 11- 16 national curriculum years 7 - 11 Lot 3: Post-16 phase - ages 16 - 19 Lot 4: Post-19 phase - age 19+ Due to procurement legislation, all maintained (publicly owned) schools do not need to apply for the framework as the authority can contract with them outside of the framework.
Scope
- Reference
- CWC25011
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2031Possible extension to 31 Mar 2033
There will be 2 optional extensions of 1 year each (total of 2 years).
- CPV classifications
- 85000000
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 85.00% |
| Social Value | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Equality, Diversity & Inclusion | — | quality | 5.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 4 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£25.1m
Award date
13 Apr 2026
Contract start
30 Apr 2026
Contract end
30 Apr 2031
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL | Primary Phase Independent Specialist Placements | — | complete |
| 2 | Secondary Phase Independent Specialist Placements | — | complete |
| 3 | Post 16 Independent Specialist Placements | — | complete |
| 4 | Post 19 Independent Specialist Placements | — | complete |