Published date: 23 December 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 January 2022, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work and related services - 85300000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£3,320,000

Procurement reference

BOLT001-DN586639-23403610

Published date

23 December 2025

Closing date

20 January 2022

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 August 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

18 May 2022

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

30 August 2026

Total value of contract

£3,320,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Woodbridge Trust

Address

Ladywood School Masefield Road, Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom, BL3 1NG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Atherton

Address

3rd Floor Bolton Town Hall
Victoria Square
Bolton
BL1 1RU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 0

Email

sarah.atherton@bolton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.bolton.gov.uk/