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title: "School Review and Improvement Support (2025 reopening)"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# School Review and Improvement Support (2025 reopening)

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054e82

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council, serving as the buying organisation, has concluded a procurement process titled "School Review and Improvement Support (2025 reopening)" under an open procedure. The contracts focus on 'Education and training services' with a primary goal to support schools in need of improvement, aligned with the Leicestershire Education Excellence Partnership Priorities. The project is located in the UKF22 region and involves services in education and training. This initiative, initiated under the Public Contract Regulations 2015, accepted bids until 14th July 2025, with the procurement results being actively contracted as of 29th August 2025. The standing list of providers has been open since 1st September 2023, with options for annual extensions until a final possible closure date of 31st August 2027.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focusing on educational services and consultancy, particularly those with expertise in school performance improvement and management. By participating, businesses can cement their presence in the public education sector, gain valuable experience and scale by delivering quality services to schools under an esteemed regional authority. Providers capable of rapid response support and headteacher performance management are well-suited to benefit from this standing list, reflecting an environment conducive to business growth and development through structured engagement with the Council's strategic educational goals.

## Notice

Leicestershire County Council (The Council) have carried out a procurement process to recruit new providers to join a standing list of providers to deliver School Review and Improvement Support. The Council's Education Effectiveness Team (EET) have the responsibility to ensure schools maintain good standards of performance. This Council has established a list of approved providers who can provide effective support to schools that are causing concern or at risk from an adverse inspection and to pro-actively support the development of schools in line with the Leicestershire Education Excellence Partnership Priorities. This standing list was created under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The standing list has been in place since 01/09/2023 with annual extension and re-opening options available up to a maximum end date of 31/08/2027. This is the second annual re-opening.

### Lot Information

School Support

Provide rapid response support to schools that are causing concern, at risk from an adverse inspection or identified as likely to benefit from pro-active intervention. Providers will support these schools to make significant improvements and impact on outcomes for pupils within a specified timeframe.

Options: option to extend for up to 1 year 01/09/2026 to 31/08/2027

Head Teacher Performance Management

Headteacher performance management as per national guidance and standards for excellence January 2015

Options: option to extend for up to 1 year - 01/09/2026 to 31/08/2027

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058120-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 10 |
| Supplier names | A JOHNSON EDUCATION; BLUEPRINT EDUCATION; CLOSE THE GAPS; DMW EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS; DONNA MOULDS EDUCATION CONSULTANT; INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIETY EQUALITY; KATE BROWNING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT FOR SEN; PG LOWTHER; SOCRATIC LEARNING; THOMPSON TECHNICAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 19 Sep 2025 at 12:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058120-2025
- 17 Jun 2025 at 14:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033052-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=8ddf3ebb-a94a-f011-8138-005056b64545
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html

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