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Section 19

Closed United Kingdom Education & training

Buyer Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

€4.7M estimated value · €4,678,363 · converted from GBP

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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council procured Section 19 Alternative Provision services. Under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996, the authority must provide suitable education for all children of compulsory school age who cannot access mainstream school places, including permanently excluded pupils and pupils unable to attend because of illness or other reasons. The council determined the number of high needs places each year and submitted figures to the DfE by 5 December for the following academic year. An open tender process was run for a 1-year contract covering academic year 2027 to 2028 provision, with the provider needed in place before November 2026. Bidding closed on 24 September 2026. The estimated value was GBP 4,000,000, about EUR 4,678,362.57, converted from GBP.

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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council "The Authority" is seeking provision for Section 19 Alternative Provision services. Section 19 of the Education act 1996 is the statutory duty to provide suitable education for all children and young people of compulsory school age who cannot access mainstream school places. This includes, permanently excluded pupils, and pupils who, because of illness or other reasons, cannot attend mainstream. Bolton Council determine the number of high needs places required each year and submits the figures to the DfE by December 5th for the following academic year. These are finalised and published in February before September term starts. This process should reflect planned and predicted changes for the following academic year, so that schools and colleges receive an appropriate level of core funding, that enables them to make the special provision that is to be commissioned, particularly any expansion of that provision. The Authority intends to run an Open Tender Process for a 1-year contract for the Academic year 2027 to 2028 provision, as the Provider needs to be in place before November 2026 to be able to submit to the DfE on time. The Authority then intends to run a further process for the 2028 provision for a longer contract of 3 Years with the option to extend for up to 2 x 12 month periods, which will be advertised in 2027.

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    Status
    Was: Upcoming
    Now: Open
    Estimated value
    Was: €4,670,987
    Now: €4,678,363
    Submission deadline
    not stated
    Now: September 24, 2026, 15:00
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