Notice Information
Notice Title
Medway Test
Notice Description
The Medway Test is an entrance test used to determine eligibility for year 6 children who want to apply for a Medway grammar school place. Medway Council requires an organisation to help plan, deliver, mark and score the test.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract has 3 x 2 years extensions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0584e0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020591-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,514,982 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,514,982 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,467,781 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,467,781 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Nov 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MEDWAY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CHATHAM
- Postcode
- ME4 4TR
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ41 Medway
- Delivery Location
- TLJ41 Medway
-
- Local Authority
- Medway
- Electoral Ward
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Westminster Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020591-2026
6th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083040-2025
15th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047532-2025
11th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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