Cluster Model Quality Assurance Tool

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ3)

Awarded value£50,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Global Equality Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southampton City Council (the Council) will utilise the Global Equality Collective (GEC) assessment tool to support the quality assurance of the SEND Mainstream Funding Cluster Model by assessing education settings' inclusive education practice. The service will provide structured, evidence-based insights to support system-wide oversight, improvement planning, and evaluation of the impact of SEND mainstream funding.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

48517000 IT software package 80340000 Special education services 80521000 Training programme services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST
Last source update: 17 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-035090
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068511 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2026

Transparency notice published
17 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £50,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Global Equality Ltd17 Apr 2026 – 14 Apr 2027 · up to 14 Apr 2028Extensions: If the Pilot is successful to The Council, we can look to extend for a further 12 months, total costings will not exceed the above.	£50,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCGN-2413-RBTX Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO14 7LYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Global Equality LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLVJ-3454-TWBM 2nd Floor 32-33 Watling Street, Canterbury, Kent, South East, CT1 2ANContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Apr 2026, 11:24 BST