education contracts

Milton Keynes City Council (‘the Council’) would like feedback from providers who may be interested in the provision of Education Software. The Council currently utilises an education software system to support a broad range of statutory education functions. The system provides an integrated suite of modules that support local authority responsibilities across education and children’s services, including areas such as admissions, attendance, early years, special educational needs, transport, and other statutory duties. The Council is now reviewing its future requirements to ensure its education software arrangements remain fit for purpose, scalable, and aligned with evolving statutory, operational, and data requirements. The purpose of this engagement is to: - understand the current supplier market and available solutions, including alternatives or enhancements to existing systems - seek feedback on system capability, service design, innovation, and delivery models - inform the development of a future procurement strategy, specification, and contract model We are keen to hear from providers on the questions published contained within the market engagement document on our e-tendering portal In-Tend . Please respond to the questions latest by 12 noon on Tuesday 26th May 2026 via In-Tend Correspondence section/market engagement stage. If there is sufficient interest in a market engagement event to explore the proposal in more detail, this will be held on 12th June 2026, via Microsoft Teams. Please also indicate if you would like to receive an invitation which will be sent separately subject to interest. The Market Engagement document can be accessed on our e-tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home

The school is a Single Academy Trust looking to appoint a caterer who supports the local team, and one who adds value to school life, participating in school and community events. The school is a State Boarding School, which brings a different dimension to the catering provision to a normal state secondary school. The contract being offered in this project is an initial term of 36 months, with two potential extensions of 12 months each being available giving a potential 60-month (5 Years) agreement. The senior leadership team of the Trust is keen to explore the available catering offers in the market today and is looking for the caterer to take commercial risk with a fixed price contract for the main dining room catering service, and the service provided to the boarding students. The Trust is seeking to develop a catering contract, which offers all students in each of the year group a wide range of healthy meal choices, excellent customer care and engagement, increased meal uptakes while maintaining value for money. The school will require regular engagement from their caterer and the provision of timely and relevant management information. At The Royal Grammar School High Wycombe, the catering service is regarded as a fundamental component of the school's educational, pastoral, and boarding provision. It is expected to contribute meaningfully to student health and wellbeing, support academic outcomes, and enhance the overall student experience, rather than operate solely as a transactional food service.

Milton Keynes City Council is out to tender for the provision of upgrade of flat roof covering at Sherington C of E School. The works will include the full strip of the existing flat roof covering to the deck. Installation of new built up felt roofing system with insulation. Please refer to Sherington C of E School Specification of Works AFI- for full specification of work required. Scope Further information about the Council’s requirement is set out in Tender Documents.

The University is seeking an experienced supplier to deliver in-country international recruitment and marketing services who will support the University's strategic goals. Further information can be obtained by completing and signing Appendix K: NDA.

The Reigate Primary Cluster consists of the Reigate Parish Church Primary School and the Reigate Priory Junior School who are putting their catering contracts out to tender with contract start dates of 1st September 2026. This is an accelerated process due to their current caterer closing. There will be members of the catering team in LGPS.

Medway Council is seeking quotes from prospective suppliers for construction works relating to alterations to provide new SEN spaces within two existing primary schools. Medway Council operates a fully electronic procurement process and requires all bidders refer to the most up to date documents located within the Kent Business Portal and direct any communications they may have through the same system to support the integrity and transparency of this activity. Contract Period: 21st July 2026 - 24th August 2026

In order to meet statutory duties, BFC are seeking to procure a total of 15 block placements and associated transport with a registered PRU or Alternative Provision Academy. The block placements will be separated into: 1. 10 block placements for permanent exclusion provision. The Provider will be expected to accept students onto their roll, on day six following permanent exclusion in accordance with statutory guidance. The provider must deliver appropriate educational arrangement and a full curriculum offer that meets education needs, and the personal and social development needs, of pupils who have been unable to access a school place. 2. 5 block placements for pupils with Education Health Care Plans. The provider will support pupils identified as needing an alternative setting due to risk of permanent exclusion or whilst seeking permanent provision. The provider must deliver appropriate educational arrangements and a full curriculum offer, support with outcomes outlined in EHCPs, required assessments and support with consultation processes and reintegration. The provider will take full responsibility for the transportation of BFC students within the block arrangements from school to their home address.

The RAISE Education Trust, based in Southampton and the Trust comprises 3 schools. The RAISE Education Trust is conducting a tender process to award a contract for the provision of ‘Planned & Preventative Maintenance’ services to commence on 01 January 2027. This is the Supplier Selection Stage of the tender. Please ensure that you submit any clarification questions for this stage by the deadline of 17:0 12 May 2026. Minerva will look to respond to your clarifications by 17:0 on 26 May 2026. The deadline for the completion and submission of the PSQ questionnaire is 17:0 on 02 June 2026. Submissions will not be accepted after this time. All other key milestones are detailed in the documentation. We politely request that bidders read the documentation carefully as it does contain all the information you require.

Veritas Multi Academy Trust encompasses circa 1000 pupils across three academies. Veritas Multi Academy Trust, formed in 2015, is a small, primary phase Multi Academy Trust. Our schools include Warden House Primary in Deal, Pilgrims' Way Primary in Canterbury and Mundella Primary in Folkestone. As a small primary Trust, we have a focus on working collaboratively, sharing best practice, expertise, facilities, resources and centralised business functions, to strengthen the outcomes for our children. Mission, Vision and Values Veritas Multi Academy Trust is ambitious in its mission, vision and values to provide the highest quality of education within our schools in East Kent. The Trust has a clear Five-Year Strategy which has these values embedded. Irresistible learning is our mission, and this is achieved through being an irresistible place to work. This procurement includes (but may not be limited to) the items listed below. • A core managed service, management of all ICT against an agreed SLA • 24 x 7 x 365 remote monitoring and management • A Service Desk, available 51 weeks a year including out of hours access • Local staffing which suppliers deem necessary to deliver the service and meet the SLA requirements 42 weeks onsite in schools and 51 weeks for the Head Office • Strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT • Responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure • Supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value approach • Management of 3rd parties where relevant to the ICT support • Relevant monitoring, management, patching • Regular performance reporting • CPD and training - digital skills and curriculum as necessary • There is an expectation that the provider will support and/or drive innovation • Maintain technical documentation • Maintain operational documentation, for example inventory management and risk registers • Collective partnership targets aligned to the Trust objectives • Suppliers may be required to deliver a range of technology and change management projects in addition to the providing the core managed service

Part of Weydon Multi-Academy Trust, The Sixth Form College Farnborough is one of the top performing sixth form colleges in the country. With approximately 4,300 students and 400 staff, it boasts an impressive site and facilities. A significant network infrastructure project is underway and has reached the stage of design and installation of the new Wi-Fi system. The Wi-Fi system must use the latest approved standard, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be). The system must be configured to support network segregation and QoS. It must include a central management tool that can be used to configure the wireless access points, monitor performance and provide alerts in the event of a failure. The central management tool should also have the functionality to deliver software security updates automatically as soon as they are available. The system will be designed and installed in such a way to simplify ongoing support and control and it must be secure.

Delivery of education transport services. Any bids submitted outside of the ProContract portal will be deleted. Please note, prior notices in relation to this procurement opportunity have been published. This includes a UK1 Pipeline Notice reference 2025/S 000-068139 and UK Preliminary Market Engagement Notice reference 2026/S 000-004391. As a result of developments and discussions in relation to this procurement since the publication of the Pipeline Notice, information contained within this notice regarding the procedure type is now incorrect. An Open Framework as included in this Tender Notice will be established. Due to incorrect information being included within the Pipeline Notice, it has not been possible to link this tender notice. Previously published notice references are included above should any bidding providers wish to refer to these.

The Howard Academy Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, 9 schools, 4 of which are secondary schools (including 1 UTC), 4 primary schools (2 X 1 FE and 2 X 2 FE) and 1 AP/ SEN school. For the purposes of this tender all primary and secondary schools are included, but the AP/ SEN school is not. THAT educates around 5300 pupils and has a staff workforce of around 850. The Trust expects further growth within the period of the contract. Our schools are across 3 local authorities, albeit all in proximity as below: •Medway- Deanwood Primary School, Thames View Primary School, Temple Mill Primary School, Waterfront UTC and The Howard School •Kent- The Abbey School Faversham •Bexley- Hurstmere School Our Trust vision is “Working together to build a community of successful learners” and our values are: Inclusivity, Dignity, Respect and Ambition. To deliver our vision and values it is imperative that we appoint a caterer who delivers high quality meals across the Trust, ensuring pupils and particularly those that are free school meals receive a high quality, fresh, nutritious meal. A key focus of this tender is ensuring a consistent high quality food offer, that is financially viable whilst boosting uptake and quality, particularly in Medway schools, where this is generally underperforming. The Howard Academy Trust expects the successful contractor to enable the continued development of catering through the provision of an innovative, healthy food service, with fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients being prepared on-site. The Trust expects the successful tenderer to evidence, through their bid, how they shall support and complement its values and support the principles of Every Child Matters. Our current student body is comprised of 73.9% males, 26.1% females. Our average Free School Meals is 23.8% with ever 6 being 24.3%. 20.5% of pupils have some level of SEN need. The successful contractor will build on a strong offer including current good quality, variety and uptake at The Abbey School and Hurstmere School. Whilst substantially improving uptake and quality across the primary schools and UTC, ensuring a high-quality consistent offer that meets the needs and tastes of a wide range of pupils, including those with dietary requirements. We welcome innovation and are keen to work in a highly collaborative way with the contractor to ensure the best offer possible for our pupils. Currently we have three caterers, all of whom have agreed to a termination date of 31/10/2026. This contract will therefore run for 2 years and 11 months from the start of Term 2 in the 2026/27 academic year which is 01/11/2026 (with the first day school day being 02/11/2026) running to 31/08/2029 with the option for the Trust to take out a plus two-year extensions. We would like to make clear that our intention is to form a lasting relationship with a successful caterer who we are determined to take the two-year extension with and hopefully to be in a strong position We have made substantial investment in our kitchens over the last two years with £80k invested in equipment during 2024/25 and up to £80k being further invested in 2025/26. We are looking for tenders that deliver a nil cost or better on a guaranteed performance basis. Please see PSQ Document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Kent:-School-catering-services./JYP43RZYPB To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/JYP43RZYPB

Stamford Green is a three-form entry Primary School and Nursery in Epsom, Surrey. We are a thriving local authority maintained school with a large wraparound care provision (from 7.30am – 6.30pm) and a regular programme of community lettings throughout the year. The tender project is seeking to appoint a Contractor whose initiative and innovation will be welcomed for the provision of service within the existing facilities for the 685 pupils on roll and 85 teaching and support staff. The contract being tendered is for three years in duration from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029 and will operate as a Fixed Price Contract, with the successful Contractor offering the school a guaranteed return / cost per annum for the provision of cleaning services. The School year is based on a calendar of 195 days. Five days are to be used for staff professional development which means that School will be open to receive students for the legal minimum of 190 days. We also have an externally run holiday club which is typically open for 4 days at each half term, 8 days during the Easter Holidays and 12 -16 days during the Summer Holidays. The contract offered covers the scope for the provision of all cleaning services within the School, which currently includes •3 cleaners working a total of 13.5 hours per day Monday – Friday between the hours of 4.30pm and 8.30pm. •One daytime cleaner for 2 hours per day, from 10.00am – 12.00pm Monday - Friday •Routine cleaning – 195 days per year (term time plus INSET days) •Holiday / periodic cleaning – 20 days per year •All Classrooms have hard floors. Please see PSQ Document for more information. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Surrey:-School-cleaning-services./JT2H47TW4Y To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/JT2H47TW4Y

Overview of Requirement University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) is initiating the re-procurement process for its Imaging Infrastructure Support Service (IISS). As a large, specialised acute teaching trust, UHS manages a diverse and complex imaging estate including MRI, CT, X-Ray, Ultrasound, Echo, Angiography, and Fluoroscopy supporting 24/7 clinical pathways. The current contract, which provides a comprehensive managed service, is approaching expiry. Purpose of the Engagement This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is a critical step in developing the Trust's Business Case. The objectives for the engagement are to: - Gather insight on current capabilities, innovations, and delivery models. - Test and shape the Trust's emerging requirements and procurement strategy. - Understand supplier perspectives on risk, contract structure, and performance expectations. - Encourage broad and competitive participation in the forthcoming procurement. Scope and Model Neutrality The Trust is seeking information on a broad range of high-level service models. At this stage, UHS has not yet committed to a specific commercial structure. The engagement aims to understand the pros and cons of: - Fully managed equipment service models. - Hybrid or shared-responsibility models. - Strategic partnerships involving mixed-vendor and mixed-age estates. - Other models used globally. Supply and Delivery Expectations This notice is for pre-procurement consultation only. The Trust invites input from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Managed Service Providers (MSPs), and technical advisors. The engagement will involve a period of active discovery, including Requests for Information (RFIs) and 1-to-1 sessions. Out of Scope To maintain the integrity of the future formal procurement, the following are strictly out of scope for this PME: - Detailed pricing or firm cost benchmarks. - Final contract terms or specific risk transfer mechanisms. - Supplier-specific solution designs or evaluation/scoring criteria.

Chichester College Group is conducting an open procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 to appoint one or more suppliers to provide recruitment-related systems and pre-employment services. The procurement is divided into two lots: Lot 1: Online job board advertising services to support vacancy promotion, candidate attraction, and performance reporting; Lot 2: Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and right to work verification services, including digital identity validation and compliance monitoring. The services must integrate with the Group's Applicant Tracking System (Reach ATS), enabling seamless operation within the recruitment lifecycle. The contract is intended to support the Group's recruitment activity across multiple sites and departments, improving efficiency, user experience, and regulatory compliance. Includes Lots: Lot 1: Online Job Board Advertising Services Lot 2: Online DBS and Right to Work Checking Services To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17783. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17783 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Chichester College Group is conducting an open procurement under the Procurement Act 2023 to appoint one or more suppliers to provide recruitment-related systems and pre-employment services. The procurement is divided into two lots: Lot 1: Online job board advertising services to support vacancy promotion, candidate attraction, and performance reporting; Lot 2: Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and right to work verification services, including digital identity validation and compliance monitoring. The services must integrate with the Group’s Applicant Tracking System (Reach ATS), enabling seamless operation within the recruitment lifecycle. The contract is intended to support the Group’s recruitment activity across multiple sites and departments, improving efficiency, user experience, and regulatory compliance.

Requirement for 8 minibuses ( 2 x 15-seater and 6 x 17-seater) on a 5-year lease. Quotes requested for maintained and non-maintained. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17804. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17804 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Requirement for 8 minibuses ( 2 x 15-seater and 6 x 17-seater) on a 5-year lease. Quotes requested for maintained and non-maintained.

BNU is undertaking a Competitive Flexible Procedure for the procurement of a Student Management System and associated services. Through this procurement exercise, BNU is seeking to upgrade its current Student Management System QLS, implemented around 2001. It is widely used across BNU to meet academic, legal, contractual, and business-related needs. This is an opportunity for the supply of Services to BNU. This opportunity requires Suppliers to demonstrate they have a proven track record of successfully delivering similar requirements to Universities at similar scale and who can deliver a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution within aggressive timelines. Suppliers are expected to provide a detailed proposal, aligned with BNU's terms and conditions as set out in the draft Contract, outlining their approach to delivering a fully operational Student Management solution. The system should be fully implemented by July 2029. The PSQ Guidance document which incorporates the PSQ, contains appendices which include the draft Requirement, the draft Invitation to Tender Questions/Award Criteria and the draft Contract. The PSQ Guidance document will be available to Suppliers upon receipt of expression of interest via the e-tendering portal InTend. The draft Requirement provides further detail for this opportunity. This is a two stage Competitive Flexible Procedure. The closing date to respond to this Tender Notice is 10 June 2026 at 16:0pm. The process will be in two stages. Stage 1 is a selection stage and includes enough detail for interested Suppliers to respond to the PSQ and Conditions of Participation. The Conditions of Participation are as set out in the PSQ. Stage 2 is the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. Suppliers responding to Stage 1 will be evaluated and down-selected to the 3 highest scoring Suppliers to participate in Stage 2. The procurement will not involve any negotiation or dialogue. Please review the timetable within the PSQ guidance document set for more details. BNU is seeking to award a contract for an initial term of five (5) years (plus the Onboarding Phase at the start, as defined in the Draft Contract) with the provision to extend for a further five (5) years in one year increments, commencing on approximately 8th December 2026. Key dependencies: Suppliers should note that the University is currently undertaking an ongoing Continuous Improvement Programme which is expected to continue throughout the Procurement and into the duration of any resulting contract. Further information in relation to how this may impact on the Requirements and the procurement process is included in the PSQ Guidance document.

A contractor is required for St Marys C of E Primary School for the Replacement of Rainwater Pipes