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# Governance Professional Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/governance-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0691aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST: "Governance Professional Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £290,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 May 2026, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [CITY OF LONDON ACADEMIES TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-of-london-academies-trust-GB-COH-04504128)
- **Published Value:** £290,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 May 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administration services, Office-support services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £244,818 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/governance-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0691aa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0691aa`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/governance-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0691aa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** enquiries@cola.org.uk

## Description
Provision of governance professional (clerking) services to support Local Boards across the City of London Academies Trust.
The services include preparation and circulation of agendas and meeting papers; management and maintenance of GovernorHub; provision of procedural, constitutional and regulatory advice during meetings; accurate and timely minute-taking; maintenance of action logs and follow-up; advice on governance best practice and statutory requirements; support for elections, appointments, AGMs and panel hearings; maintenance of governance records, registers and documentation; and regular communication with the Trust's central governance team to support consistency and continuous improvement across all academies.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75100000, 79500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £290,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 30/08/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LEAD TO LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:12587708`
  - Value: £244,818 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 15/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041134-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-24T12:07:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:03:53.884Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0691aa