CWC25011 - Independent Specialist Education Provision Light Touch Framework

Wolverhampton City CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0548bfProcurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£71.3m

Awarded 13 Apr 2026

Suppliers

6

6 SME

Lots

4

4 awarded

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 2031
Possible 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality85.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%
Equality, Diversity & Inclusionquality5.00%

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

Awarded to
TR
SME
OE
CH 15863431
SME
PS
SME
OE
CH 15863431
SME

Lots · 4 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLLPrimary Phase Independent Specialist Placementscomplete
2Secondary Phase Independent Specialist Placementscomplete
3Post 16 Independent Specialist Placementscomplete
4Post 19 Independent Specialist Placementscomplete