Independent Specialist Education Provision Light Touch Framework
Wolverhampton City CouncilEstimated Value
£8,553,125 – £37,667,023
Deadline
4 December 2025
Published
16 June 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
Lots (1)
- Lot 1Primary 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
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Award Details
THE ROWAN SCHOOL LTD
£25,111,349
BOW STREET SCHOOL LIMITED
£37,667,023
COOMBSWOOD EDUCATION LIMITED
£37,667,023
OMG EIS LTD
£37,667,023
PROGRESS SCHOOLS LIMITED
£37,667,023
Likely incumbents
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- 1
Aecom Limited
4 contracts wonlatest 21 Aug 2026ends 12 Jul 2027£2m
total awarded
- 2
Base 25
£6m
total awarded
- 3
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
3 contracts wonlatest 4 Sept 2026ends 31 Jul 2026£176m
total awarded
- 4
HILTON MAIN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
£13m
total awarded
- 5
Waterman Aspen
3 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2026ends 18 Jun 2027£387,430
total awarded
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Wolverhampton City CouncilKey Dates
Published
16 June 2026
Submission deadline
4 December 2025
Notice type
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