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CWC25011 - Independent Specialist Education Provision Framework

Wolverhampton City Council · Local authority

In brief

Wolverhampton City Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 52 months, up to 76 months with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 42 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work.

What the notice says

The City of Wolverhampton Council is seeking to re-open it's flexible, light-touch framework for Independent Specialist Education Providers. The framework is intended to initially commence on 1st May 2026. This pre-market engagement session is for the upcoming re-opening of the framework later in 2026. The initial series of notices for the first opening of the framework is ocds-h6vhtk-0548bf. Provision under this Independent Specialist Education Providers (ISEP) 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 tender 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+

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 030218-2026

Last time this was bought

Independent Specialist Education Provision Light Touch Framework

Awarded
1 May 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
30 April 2031

Matched on Wolverhampton City Council, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Wolverhampton City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

150

Awards

84

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From notice 030218-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.