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Independent Specialist Education Provision Light Touch Framework

Wolverhampton City Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:01.

Opportunity 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. The framework 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+ 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

THE ROWAN SCHOOL LTD

Matched by number
Contract value
£25.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£30.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10548463
Location
Guildford, UKJ25, GU1 4YD, United Kingdom

BOW STREET SCHOOL LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£37.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£45.2m
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09224011
Location
Newcastle, UKG24, ST5 1BT, United Kingdom
Shared contract value
£37.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£45.2m
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 14830478
Location
Guildford, UKJ25, GU1 4YD, United Kingdom

OMG EIS LTD

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£37.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£45.2m
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 15863431
Location
London, UKI42, E1 6BG, United Kingdom

PROGRESS SCHOOLS LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared contract value
£37.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£45.2m
Suppliers
One of 4 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 09873514
Location
Bootle, UKD73, L30 7PT, United Kingdom

OMG EIS LTD

Matched by number
Contract value
£8.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£10.3m
Award ID
3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 15863431
Location
London, UKI42, E1 6BG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 2Value not stated
  • Lot 3Value not stated
  • Lot GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLLValue not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CWC25011
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
Prices are submitted within provider's initial bids. The call-off process is detailed within Appendix B - Specification at Section 24.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL
Status
complete
Entry 2
Id
2
Status
complete
Entry 3
Id
3
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wolverhampton City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVBV-7568-LBLL

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square
Locality
Wolverhampton
Postal Code
WV1 1SH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG39

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
THE ROWAN SCHOOL LTD
Id
GB-COH-10548463

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10548463

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWGW-9365-WRJM

Address

Street Address
C/O Stevens & Bolton Llp Wey House
Locality
Guildford
Postal Code
GU1 4YD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
BOW STREET SCHOOL LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-09224011

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09224011

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLVY-1181-WDWP

Address

Street Address
Audley House
Locality
Newcastle
Postal Code
ST5 1BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 4
Name
COOMBSWOOD EDUCATION LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-14830478

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
14830478

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMDW-5493-HTWL

Address

Street Address
C/O Stevens & Bolton Llp Wey House
Locality
Guildford
Postal Code
GU1 4YD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 5
Name
OMG EIS LTD
Id
GB-COH-15863431

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
15863431

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXLG-7375-DTXX

Address

Street Address
85 Commercial Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1 6BG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 6
Name
PROGRESS SCHOOLS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-09873514

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09873514

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQRW-9856-DRHP

Address

Street Address
Switch House, Suite B2, First Floor
Locality
Bootle
Postal Code
L30 7PT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD73

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL
Related Lot
GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG39
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10548463
Name
THE ROWAN SCHOOL LTD

Related lots

GB-PPON-PVBV-7568-LBLL
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG39
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09224011
Name
BOW STREET SCHOOL LIMITED
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-14830478
Name
COOMBSWOOD EDUCATION LIMITED
Supplier 3
Id
GB-COH-15863431
Name
OMG EIS LTD
Supplier 4
Id
GB-COH-09873514
Name
PROGRESS SCHOOLS LIMITED

Related lots

2
Award 3
Id
3
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG39
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-15863431
Name
OMG EIS LTD

Related lots

3

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There will be 2 optional extensions of 1 year each (total of 2 years).

Value

Including VAT
30,133,619
Amount
25,111,349
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056666-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 14:09
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There will be 2 optional extensions of 1 year each (total of 2 years).

Value

Including VAT
45,200,428
Amount
37,667,023
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056666-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 14:09
Format
text/html
Entry 3
Id
3
Award ID
3
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
1 May 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There will be 2 optional extensions of 1 year each (total of 2 years).

Value

Including VAT
10,263,744
Amount
8,553,125
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056666-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Jun 2026, 14:09
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wolverhampton · UKG39 · WV1 1SH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 034163-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 056666-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·