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Special Education Tenders and Contracts

See open special education tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector. Over 490 special education tenders and contracts were published in the last 12 months, and over 200 special education contracts are due to expire in the next year.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about independent special school, special school places, SEND tuition, alternative provision, alternative education provision, educational psychology, specialist education placement, education health and care plan, EHCP, SEND mediation, SENCO, autism outreach, SEND educational placements, special educational needs provision, specialist teaching service, education other than at school in the UK public sector.

  • What kind of special education services does the public sector buy?

    Buyers procure advice and support services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, alongside specialist assessment, educational psychology and alternative provision contracts.

  • Where are special education contracts advertised?

    Stotles brings together special education tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.

    If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Councils commission SEND provision through open frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems with lots for independent special school places, alternative provision and tuition.

  • What do you need to bid for special education contracts?

    Independent special schools must be registered with the Department for Education and inspected by Ofsted, and staff need enhanced DBS checks. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar services at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.

  • Is special education bought through frameworks or single contracts?

    Both appear. Local authorities run some special education provision through multi-year framework agreements, while other services are commissioned as standalone contracts for a single school, service or cohort.

  • How is special education work bought, and who buys it?

    Buyers include local authorities, the Department for Education and individual schools. Councils often run open frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems with a lot for SEND provision, alongside standalone contracts for single services.

  • How do I find special education contracts before they are formally tendered?

    Read SEND sufficiency strategies, high needs funding plans, local area SEND inspection outcomes and dynamic purchasing system reopening dates, which show special education work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

  • What CPV codes cover special education tenders?

    Special education notices carry 80340000 (Special education services) and 85311300 (Welfare services for children and young people).

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