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Educational Standard Reviews for a Multi Academy Trust

BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

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01 Sep 2026 at 11:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust is procuring school improvement review services for its 21 academies in the Bradford local authority area. The service will provide independently verified education insight into each school’s progress and performance, with support and challenge to promote wider school improvement. Reviews will be agreed with each academy using its self-evaluation, development plans and findings from previous external reviews. They are not intended to be mock Ofsted inspections, although their scrutiny may reflect the Ofsted framework. The requirement covers 16 primary schools and five secondary schools, with on-site reviews supported by senior Trust colleagues. The work is an education quality assurance and school improvement service.

The process has reached tender: the Trust invited offers through an open, below-threshold competition. Bids could be submitted electronically by email by 25 September 2026 at 10:00. The requirement may be awarded as a single contract or divided into two lots: primary reviews, valued at £130,000 gross, and secondary reviews, valued at £50,000 gross. The overall estimated gross value is £180,000. Each lot covers a contract from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029, with an option to extend for two further years, up to 31 December 2031. Price accounts for 40% of evaluation and quality criteria account for 60%.

This opportunity suits specialist education consultants, school improvement providers and experienced review teams, including SMEs. Suppliers should demonstrate experience leading school improvement quality assurance reviews in comparable settings, relevant expertise, professional qualifications and a strong track record. The Trust is also seeking current and relevant Ofsted inspection or senior school leadership experience, knowledge of the applicable primary or secondary phase, and alignment with its values and ways of working. Capability in clear, high-impact report writing must be evidenced with previous review reports. Delivery requires preparation, an on-site quality assurance review and a written summary for school and Trust stakeholders. Staff must receive at least the Real Living Wage and comply with school safeguarding procedures, including enhanced DBS checks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Educational Standard Reviews for a Multi Academy Trust

Notice Description

Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) is seeking to procure school improvement review services to lead 1-day onsite education quality assurance reviews (assisted by BDAT senior colleagues) across the 21 BDAT academies, all of which are located within the Bradford Local Authority area. The purpose of the reviews are: * To provide independently verified education insights into the progress and performance of each of our academies and to give support and challenge to enable further school improvement. * To ensure appropriate support & challenge, which drives holistic improvement in relation to the school and MAT professional challenge and feedback. * To provide a professional development opportunity for BDAT school leaders to undertake external reviews to support development of wider educational knowledge and experience and to share effective practice across the MAT. * The reviews form a pillar of the MAT Quality Assurance and Evaluation oversight providing independent education insight. The service will commence from 1st Jan 2027. The initial contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for another 2 years. The service is to run on-site school improvement reviews for each location. The focus of the reviews will be agreed in advance for each academy based on the school's own self-evaluation, school development plans and feedback on areas for improvement in previous external reviews. The reviews are not designed to be "mocksted" inspections, although inevitably areas for scrutiny will often mirror areas within the Ofsted inspection framework. Each review is anticipated to take approximately two days including half a day preparation, one day on site conducting the quality assurance review and half a day to produce a summary report for the school, Trust leaders, governors and Trustees. Cross phase tender submissions for all 21 academy reviews are encouraged. However, BDAT reserves the right to award the contract as a single requirement or to divide the requirement into Lots structured by school phase, comprising a Primary Schools Lot and a Secondary Schools Lot. Tenderers may submit bids for either Lot individually, or the full requirement. Tenderers should be clear which Lots there are bidding for.

Lot Information

Educational Standard Reviews - Primary phase

This lot focuses on the Primary phase, with 16 primary schools across the Bradford local authority area. Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) is seeking to procure school improvement review services to lead 1-day onsite education quality assurance reviews (assisted by BDAT senior colleagues) across the 16 Primary Schools, all of which are located within the Bradford Local Authority area. The purpose of the reviews are: * To provide independently verified education insights into the progress and performance of each of our academies and to give support and challenge to enable further school improvement. * To ensure appropriate support & challenge, which drives holistic improvement in relation to the school and MAT professional challenge and feedback. * To provide a professional development opportunity for BDAT school leaders to undertake external reviews to support development of wider educational knowledge and experience and to share effective practice across the MAT. * The reviews form a pillar of the MAT Quality Assurance and Evaluation oversight providing independent education insight. The service will commence from 1st Jan 2027. The initial contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for another 2 years. The service is to run on-site school improvement reviews for each location. The focus of the reviews will be agreed in advance for each academy based on the school's own self-evaluation, school development plans and feedback on areas for improvement in previous external reviews. The reviews are not designed to be "mocksted" inspections, although inevitably areas for scrutiny will often mirror areas within the Ofsted inspection framework. Each review is anticipated to take approximately two days including half a day preparation, one day on site conducting the quality assurance review and half a day to produce a summary report for the school, Trust leaders, governors and Trustees. Whilst this lot focuses on the Primary phase, cross-phase tender submissions for all 21 academy reviews are encouraged. Tenderers should be clear which Lots there are bidding for.

Renewal: The initial contract will be for 3 years, with the option to extend for another 2 years.

Educational Standard Reviews - Secondary Phase

This lot focuses on the Secondary phase, with 16 primary schools across the Bradford local authority area. Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) is seeking to procure school improvement review services to lead 1-day onsite education quality assurance reviews (assisted by BDAT senior colleagues) across the 5 Secondary Schools, all of which are located within the Bradford Local Authority area. The purpose of the reviews are: * To provide independently verified education insights into the progress and performance of each of our academies and to give support and challenge to enable further school improvement. * To ensure appropriate support & challenge, which drives holistic improvement in relation to the school and MAT professional challenge and feedback. * To provide a professional development opportunity for BDAT school leaders to undertake external reviews to support development of wider educational knowledge and experience and to share effective practice across the MAT. * The reviews form a pillar of the MAT Quality Assurance and Evaluation oversight providing independent education insight. The service will commence from 1st Jan 2027. The initial contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for another 2 years. The service is to run on-site school improvement reviews for each location. The focus of the reviews will be agreed in advance for each academy based on the school's own self-evaluation, school development plans and feedback on areas for improvement in previous external reviews. The reviews are not designed to be "mocksted" inspections, although inevitably areas for scrutiny will often mirror areas within the Ofsted inspection framework. Each review is anticipated to take approximately two days including half a day preparation, one day on site conducting the quality assurance review and half a day to produce a summary report for the school, Trust leaders, governors and Trustees. Whilst this lot focuses on the Secondary phase, cross-phase tender submissions for all 21 academy reviews are encouraged. Tenderers should be clear which Lots there are bidding for.

Renewal: The initial contract will be for 3 years, with the option to extend for another 2 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef48
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082533-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80100000 - Primary education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
25 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRADFORD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD10 9TQ
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE41 Bradford
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Idle and Thackley
Westminster Constituency
Bradford East

Further Information

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