Tender

School Improvement support

LION ACADEMY TRUST

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Planning

13 Jun 2022 at 15:25

Summary of the contracting process

The Lion Academy Trust is currently seeking external partners for its "School Improvement support" tender, which falls under the primary education services category. This procurement, classified as a selective procedure with negotiation, is active and located in Wellingborough, UK. The tender period ends on 20th June 2022, after which the award period will commence on 21st June 2022. The total contract value is approximately £56,500, with a duration of 360 days, and it may be renewed based on the satisfaction of key performance indicators.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in educational leadership and school improvement services. Companies that provide expertise in areas such as curriculum development, monitoring and evaluation practices, and safeguarding processes will be particularly well-suited to compete. The contract demands demonstrable experience in enhancing educational outcomes, making it ideal for established educational consultants and organisations with a proven track record in primary education.

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Notice Title

School Improvement support

Notice Description

The Lion Academy Trust is seeking external partner(s) to work with on School Improvement within its Wellingborough Hub of schools. The service provider will be required to deliver against key school improvement deliverables. This includes leadership development, school development planning, Self Evaluation, and delivering on the trust agreed systems and processes for school improvement. In addition: * Represent the trust and the school locally, developing a wider network of professionals that enhances the local offer. This includes holding the local authority and other stakeholders to account * Ensuring that the Heads of Schools are effective in their roles and that the quality of education is at least good are supported to ensure that Safeguarding remains effective * Supporting local governance to carry out their role effectively. * Write reports as required

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service provider must be able to demonstrate educational leadership and experience which matches the needs and approach of the Lion Academy Trust. It is expected the person(s) fulfilling the contract will be able to demonstrate clearly their recent educational impact within similar settings and that their expert knowledge on teaching and learning, safeguarding, and school improvement is relevant. Key deliverables - School Improvement. Supporting the implementation of the Lion Academy Trust "school in a box" model for all 4 Wellingborough schools. Working alongside the heads of schools and the Trust Executive to be able to: 1. Develop clear, achievable plans for improvement. This is the SDP and associated action plans 2. Support in monitoring and evaluating standards and the effectiveness of these plans for improvement through: * Developing leaders to be able to deliver effective monitoring practices - learning walks, and lesson observations in line with trust-specific priorities and monitoring systems. * Use of Perspective and other systems for Monitoring, Evaluating and supporting leaders to draft and finalise the school evaluation forms in line with the Trust system and expectations. * Self-evaluation of the effectiveness of the educational offer provided by the school. This includes: the quality of education provided, the effectiveness of the early years, pupils' personal development, behaviour and attitudes, safeguarding, and Leadership and management * The implementation of the trust's systems for teaching and learning including: Core pedagogy, Trust curriculum (pathways), and the Early years handbook, * Improving attendance and reducing persistent absence * Leadership of behaviour including the tracking of behaviour and the implementation of successful strategies to support the most vulnerable learners as well as ensuring school-wide expectations are maintained. * Mentoring and coaching new leaders to be effective in delivering school improvement. * Development of leaders' knowledge of the curriculum so that they are able to give a coherent and systematic explanation of the trust curriculum to a range of stakeholders. * Implement effective systems for PPA / Pre PPA so that staff are able to design lessons that meet the needs of all pupils. * Carry out effective data analysis of key information streams within the school including; Attendance and persistent absence, Arbor - and the use of the system to evaluate attainment and progress, and Perspective evaluations * Implement effective and targeted teacher development through effective CPD. This is to support the necessary improvements in teaching through targeted In addition to this, there will be a requirement to 3. Represent the trust and the school locally, developing a wider network of professionals that enhances the local offer. This includes holding the local authority and other stakeholders to account 4. Ensuring that the Heads are supported to ensure that Safeguarding remains effective 5. Supporting local governance to carry out their role effectively. 6. Write reports as required Any respondents will be asked to clearly articulate how the above would be met and provide an attestation of familiarity with required systems, procedures, legislation, or proprietary products. An initial internal review demonstrates this requirement will require c.136.5 days to fulfil over the 195 days of the school year, however, the Trust is open to alternative proven delivery methods. The contract will be awarded for 1 year from 1st September 2022 and may be considered for renewal subject to demonstrating impact achieved through contract delivery.

Renewal: Subject to successful KPI's, and any ongoing need within the Trust, this contract may be subsequently renewed on negotiation.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0345db
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016182-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80100000 - Primary education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£56,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
£56,303 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jun 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LION ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
David Bond
Contact Email
david@lionacademytrust.net
Contact Phone
+44 2086193403

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E10 6EJ
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Local Authority
Waltham Forest
Electoral Ward
Forest
Westminster Constituency
Leyton and Wanstead

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