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title: "Kent Test (11+) Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e21"
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buyer: "Kent County Council"
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# Kent Test (11+) Services

Buyer: Kent County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e21

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## Summary

Kent County Council is procuring services to develop, produce, administer and deliver the countywide Kent Test (11+) assessment used in the secondary school admissions process. The work covers producing test materials, secure distribution, marking, processing results and associated operational support. The buyer is Kent County Council, based in Maidstone. The service is for delivery across Kent. This is an education assessment operation rather than a general school teaching service: suppliers need to support the end-to-end administration of a high-stakes admissions test across the county.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Atom Learning Limited, trading as Quest Assessments. The award date was 30 September 2026 and the awarded value is £835,000. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028, with two optional 12-month extensions, allowing it to run until 1 November 2030. There was one lot. The competition used a limited competition under the Competitive Flexible procedure; three bids reached the final stage. The procurement description does not state evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements.

For suppliers considering this requirement when it returns to market, the award demonstrates demand for an integrated assessment service supporting a countywide 11+ admissions test. Credible competitors would need to combine assessment development and test-material production with secure handling and distribution, marking, accurate results processing and dependable operational support. The work depends on coordinating these activities for a public-sector admissions process, with the ability to manage sensitive test materials and deliver consistent outputs across a broad geographic area. The selected supplier was an SME, and all three final-stage bidders were SMEs, indicating that smaller providers competed successfully in this procurement. Relevant experience in large-scale education assessment delivery and robust security and operational controls would therefore be important strengths.

## Notice

Kent County Council intends to appoint a provider for the provision of services to support the development, production, administration and delivery of countywide Kent Test (11+) assessment process, including test material production, secure distribution, marking, results processing, and associated operational support for Kent County Council's secondary school admissions process. The contract will commence on 2nd November 2026, for an initial period of two years, with up to two optional 12 months extensions up to 1st November 2030 with an estimated value of PS835.000. Above threshold procurement using Competitive Flexible procedure (PA2023) previous notice identifier Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06b227 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Primary-education-services./466H4KGHCJ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/466H4KGHCJ

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092600-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £835,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kent County Council |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Postcode area | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Atom Learning Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80100000 - Primary education services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 18:19 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092600-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092600-2026
  30th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/466H4KGHCJ
- https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Primary-education-services./466H4KGHCJ
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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