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TEP for schools supported by SWR and H&R Locality Boards

The North Yorkshire Council

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19 Aug 2026 at 16:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The North Yorkshire Council procured a school community engagement measurement and benchmarking service for schools supported by the SWR and H&R Locality Boards. The service measures how pupils, employees, families, leaders and governors think, feel and act about their school, with a focus on equity and belonging. It provides analysis by free school meal eligibility, special educational needs, English as an additional language, ethnicity, gender, attendance band and term of birth, benchmarked against national data. The service includes four modules covering pupils, employees, families, and leadership and governance. Delivery uses anonymised reporting, minimum thresholds to protect individuals, three census windows each year, and reporting for senior leadership teams and governing bodies across the UK.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold service contract. TEP Services Ltd was selected for the single completed lot, with the award active. The award date is not stated, while the contract was signed on 1 July 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £47,807 excluding VAT, or £57,368.40 including VAT. Evaluation was conducted through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The service is classified as survey services. The contract is active and the award is recorded against the requirement for the supported schools.

This procurement demonstrates demand for specialist education engagement and survey services that can turn whole-school feedback into targeted improvement activity. A credible future supplier would need a validated engagement measurement approach covering pupils, staff, families, leadership and governance, with robust benchmarking and analysis across protected or disadvantaged groups. The requirement favours providers able to handle sensitive education data through anonymised reporting and minimum disclosure thresholds, while producing useful insight for different audiences. Relevant capability also includes a structured onboarding service, dedicated relationship management, regular data review meetings and an established research base on engagement and disadvantage. Suppliers should be able to operate recurring school census collections, deliver clear reporting, and support leaders in interpreting results and targeting resources.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TEP for schools supported by SWR and H&R Locality Boards

Notice Description

EP is the leading tool for measuring and benchmarking engagement across the whole school community, capturing how pupils, employees, families, leaders and governors think, feel and act in relation to school. Its central principle is one of equity: whole-school averages conceal as much as they reveal, and engagement is not experienced equally across groups. TEP is built to surface precisely where it diverges, supporting schools to meet the 2026 White Paper expectation that every school monitor belonging and engagement by 2029. Inclusion is measured directly as a validated engagement driver (under Professor John Jerrim, UCL), not inferred. The platform enables granular analysis by FSM eligibility, SEN, EAL, ethnicity, gender, attendance band and term of birth - all benchmarked nationally - so leaders can identify which specific groups are driving a result and target resources accordingly. Three features make this actionable: APC model (Advocate, Passive, Challenger): reveals the spread of engagement behind a score, exposing polarised cultures a comfortable average would hide. "Schools like me": contextual peer-grouping matches each school to others with a comparable FSM rate, EAL proportion and phase, ensuring schools serving disadvantaged communities are compared fairly. Context is not destiny: TEP's evidence shows the most disadvantaged schools can sustain engagement above national trajectories, giving leaders confidence that targeted action changes outcomes. The service spans four modules - Pupils, Employees, Families, and Leadership & Governance - with anonymised reporting and minimum thresholds to protect individuals. Every partner receives a dedicated Community Engagement Lead, structured onboarding, termly data review calls and access to TEP's national research base on engagement and disadvantage. Delivery runs across three fixed census windows annually (Autumn, Spring, Summer), with first data collected within four to six weeks. Reporting serves every audience, from SLT to governance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7ff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079187-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79311000 - Survey services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£47,807 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The North Yorkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHALLERTON
Postcode
DL7 8AD
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE22 North Yorkshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
Romanby
Westminster Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TEP Services Ltd

Further Information

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