Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bolton Council
3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square
Bolton
BL1 1RU
UK
Contact person: Mrs Sarah Atherton
Telephone: +44 0
E-mail: sarah.atherton@bolton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD36
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bolton.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bolton.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
TC104 - Special Education Need (SEN) Outreach Service
Reference number: DN586639
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 320 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD36
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The 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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
Pass/Fail
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-030590
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TC104
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/04/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Woodbridge Trust
c/o Ladywood School, Masefield Road, Little Lever
Bolton
BL3 1NG
UK
NUTS: UKD36
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 320 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/12/2025