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title: "TEP for schools supported by SWR and H&R Locality Boards"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e7ff"
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buyer: "The North Yorkshire Council"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# TEP for schools supported by SWR and H&R Locality Boards

Buyer: The North Yorkshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7ff

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079187-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £47,807 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The North Yorkshire Council |
| Locality | NORTHALLERTON |
| Postcode area | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL7 8AD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE22 North Yorkshire |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Electoral ward | Romanby |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond and Northallerton |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TEP Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79311000 - Survey services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 16:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079187-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079187-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/

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