Awarded contract

Independent Specialist Education Provision Light Touch Framework

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£71,331,497
Duration
5 years
Topic
Health and social work services
Published
15 April 2026

Tender 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. ## Contract award Title: Lot 1. Primary Phase Independent Specialist Placements Lots: - Lot GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL: Primary Phase Independent Specialist Placements ## Contract award Title: Lot 2. Secondary Phase Independent Specialist Placements Lots: - Lot 2: Secondary Phase Independent Specialist Placements ## Contract award Title: Lot 3. Post 16 Independent Specialist Placements Lots: - Lot 3: Post 16 Independent Specialist Placements ## Contract award Lots: - Lot 4: Post 19 Independent Specialist Placements

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date14 April 2026
  2. Completed: Award published15 April 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 April 2031in 4 years

About the buyer

Wolverhampton City Council is a local authority that runs its own corporate procurement function covering goods and services for the city. Many requirements are sourced through existing frameworks, where suppliers have already pre-competed, rather than run as fresh competitions.

Projects due for retender within the next three years appear in a rolling procurement pipeline.

Over the past 5 years, most of Wolverhampton City Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work and health and social work.

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