How to win: Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service

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Bolton Council (The Authority) is prepared to receive tenders for TC004 - Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advice and Support Service. The service will provide free, impartial, confidential, and accessible information, advice and support about matters relating to Special Educational Needs (SEN) and / or disabilities (SEND) including matters relating to education, health, and social care. It is intended that the contract will run from 1 February 2027 until 31 January 2030 with the option of up to 2 x 12 month extensions.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £530,942, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 2 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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