Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 13 Jun 2025, 13:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Reviews of Governance and Other Investigative Reports for Leicestershire, Leicester City, Rutland and Neighbouring Area Schools

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£48,000≈ £16k / year · £57,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2025awarded 26 Sept 2025
Awarded to Donna Moulds Education Consultant +7 more
Contract term 3 yrsends 10 Aug 2028 · up to 10 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 11 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leicestershire County Council (The Council) is seeking to establish a standing list of formally pre-approved providers to deliver External Reviews of Governance (ERG's) and Other Investigative Reports for Leicestershire, Leicester City, Rutland and neighbouring area schools.

The Governor Support & Development (GSD) at Leicestershire County Council commissions providers to complete reports such as (but not limited to) External Reviews of Governance (ERG's) and other investigative reports into governance in maintained and academy schools.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£48,000
Contract period: 11 Aug 2025 – 10 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 10 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £48,000 exc. VAT · £57,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: There is one option to extend for 12 months.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Jun 2025, 13:30 BST
Last source update
2 Dec 2025, 10:51 GMT
Authority reference
DN777000
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032273
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05487e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.eastmidstenders.org ↗

Use the following ID to access this requirement on the website listed above: DN777000. You will need to express an interest before you are able to obtain access to the tender documents.

Deadline for submissions is Friday 11th July 2025 12 noon.

Timeline

13 Jun 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 13:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    4 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    11 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published323 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 10:51 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 13:30 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 10:51 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Dec 2025, 10:51 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £48,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Sept 2025

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNHT-9235-VXDV County Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

8 commercial parties on the notice
  • Donna Moulds Education ConsultantAwarded supplier 6 Meynell Road, Quorn, Loughborough, Leicestershire, East Midlands, LE128BGContact email
  • From Context to CognitionAwarded supplier The Old School, 1 New Causeway, Barkestone Le Vale, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG13 0HAContact email
  • JRL Associates LimitedAwarded supplier The Old Chapel House, Westend, STONEHOUSE, Gloucestershire, South West, GL10 3SJContact email
  • Keystone KnowledgeAwarded supplier Ashby Hastings Primary School, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, East Midlands, LE65 2AXContact email
  • ROSE HARVEY & CO LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15061563GB-PPON: PCGL-5655-HQNY 5 Castle Street, Liverpool, North West, L25 7SWContact email
  • Suzanne UprichardAwarded supplier 2 Glenville Avenue, Glen Parva, Leicester,, Leicestershire,, East Midlands, LE2 9JFContact email
  • The Education PeopleAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10970974 G78 Sessions House, County Road, Maidstone, Kent, South East, ME14 1XQContact email
  • Thompson TeamAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03828735 Field House, Bawtry Road, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, S81 8HGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender