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title: "Education Durham Select List of Specialist Providers"
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# Education Durham Select List of Specialist Providers

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05da2a

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## Summary

Durham County Council is conducting a tender process titled "Education Durham Select List of Specialist Providers" in the category of education and training services. This procurement, classified as a below threshold open competition, aims to establish a pool of external consultants who will assist Durham's primary and secondary schools, primarily located in the UKC14 region, United Kingdom. The initiative focuses on providing high-quality educational support, such as school leadership advisory visits, teacher performance management, subject-specific guidance, and promoting inclusive education practices. The procurement process is at the Tender stage and will conclude on 5th December 2025, with services expected to commence from 1st March 2026.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) capable of providing specialist educational services. The open list allows suppliers to submit bids throughout the contract duration, encouraging a diverse range of providers to participate. With a potential contract value of up to GBP 648,000, the agreement facilitates access to various service provisions without exclusivity, enabling businesses to expand their reach within the education sector. The opportunity is awarded based on pass-fail criteria, allowing applicants to align their capabilities with the specified deliverables effectively.

## Notice

This Agreement ("the Contract") is for a Select List of multiple external consultants who will be called on by Education Durham to provide support to Durham schools when required; to ensure the highest quality opportunities and outcomes for all children and young people in County Durham. The Select List being proposed here is to establish ways of supporting the work of Education Durham by supporting Durham Primary and Secondary schools/academies, with the following deliverables: * Delivery of School Leadership Advisors visits and Head Teacher Performance Management within schools. * providing guidance relating to Subject specific and/or areas of school improvement, including supporting schools in their self-evaluation through, for instance, work scrutiny; * planning and delivering courses and in-school contracts relating to Subject specific and/or areas of school; * providing as required, support to improve teaching through coaching and modelling best practice * supporting schools to ensure consistency of progression and inclusion; * Supporting schools to challenge underperformance in teaching wherever encountered. * Complete and evaluate in school contracts and training events * Participation in Education Durham planning and development activities, evaluated by Lead Advisors and Strategic Managers * planning and delivering courses and in-school contracts relating to Subject specific and/or areas of school; The need for additional support can be for a variety of reasons including, impending Ofsted Inspections, outcomes of an Ofsted Inspection resulting Schools being rated as "special measures" or "requires improvement". This is an open arrangement where suppliers can bid during the lifetime of the contract. The Council makes no guarantee to any Provider that they will be awarded any work under this Select Provider List and no guarantee is made in respect of any volume of work under any such agreement, or in aggregate under the contract. The Contract provides for no form of exclusivity and the Council is at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any of these Services. Each Provider should understand that their submission constitutes an acceptance to the Council of the terms of the Contract. The contract affords the Provider merely the opportunity to respond to an invitation from the Council for the provision of services. This is an Open list that allows for submissions to be received throughout the duration of the contract.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 2 X 12 Months Allowable Extensions subject to commissioner and budget approval.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070951-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2026 - 1 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £540,000 |
| Lots value | £540,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC14 Durham |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 4 Nov 2025 at 15:58 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070951-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070951-2025
  4th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.open-uk.org/
  tender documents can be accessed free of charge at https://www.open-uk.org/

## Notice URLs

- http://www.durham.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.open-uk.org/ThisisanOpenlistthatallowsforsubmissionstobereceivedthroughoutthedurationofthecontract.

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