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Get and army issue Bivi bag (50ish) and an old 58 Poncho (12quid) and some bungees(4).

Search online you can get the lot for under £70 I reckon.

You could put him on a rack and stretch junior out a little.

Not sure if thats strictly legal though.

Other wise, he got plenty of time to grow into it so it will last a lot longer I guess.

Glass 1/2 full.! ;-)

Bivvying at this time of year? your Scouts must be made of sterner stuff than our wimpy pack that's all I can say. Ours only bivvy up to the middle of September and we've already had the first frosts here in lowland Scotland.

I would go back to the leader and establish exactly what's required before you shell out tbh. I can't see the average non-camping parent knowing where to start with a bivvy bag or even allowing their precious to use one this late in the year. If you've got any sort of choice I'd go for a decentish 3-man tent that he can use as a pup/festival/Scout tent for a few years. I bought DS a Vango Delta 300 as a 9th birthday present (about £50ish) and he was thought well hard for having his own fairly decent tent at that age. Great buy, been used and used and by the time it expires from UV exposure he'll be ready for a true lightweight somethingorother. (He's just gone up to Explorers.)

Our troop were out last weekend with tarps, 24 hour ration box + 10 items of their choice.  Knife/fork/spoon were 3 items......
Friday night was leaders only setting up the site, went down to -1....... Sat night the Scouts had the relative luxury of 9~10'c.

Skinning rabbits, fending for themselves and generally growing up will certainly help later in life - even if they don't realise it now