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Medway Test · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Medway Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ41)
Published estimate£1,514,982≈ £505k / year · £1,514,982 inc. VAT16.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025awarded 18 Nov 2025
Awarded to Renaissance Learning UK Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Medway Test is an entrance test used to determine eligibility for year 6 children who want to apply for a Medway grammar school place. Medway Council requires an organisation to help plan, deliver, mark and score the test.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,514,982
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2035 with extensionsValue: £1,514,982 exc. VAT · £1,514,982 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract has 3 x 2 years extensions.
80000000 Education and training services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Providers must complete standard selection Questionnaire.

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, Innovation, Performance, Social Value
  • Cost Weighting 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    Providers must complete standard selection Questionnaire.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
11 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST
Last source update
6 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Dec 2025
Authority reference
DN785986
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047532
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584e0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ - All documents and correspondence will go through this address.

Timeline

11 Aug 2025 → 6 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    26 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent336 days ago
    20 Nov 2025
  5. Award decision expected by306 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Standstill ends301 days ago
    24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts263 days ago
    1 Feb 2026
  8. Latest notice published230 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    15 Dec 2025, 16:18 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    6 Mar 2026, 16:19 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,467,7811 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Renaissance Learning UK Limited1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2035Extensions: 3 x 2 year extensions£1,467,78118 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Medway Test · Renaissance Learning UK Limited

    Signed
    1 Feb 2026
    Value
    £1,467,781
    Period
    1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2035 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    3 x 24 month extensions
    4 agreed KPIs: Test development · Test material delivery · Results provided …
    • Test development
    • Test material delivery
    • Results provided
    • Review

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Medway Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYH-3898-LDQR Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, South East, ME4 4TRContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RENAISSANCE LEARNING UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03645180GB-PPON: PTLN-8594-JVXV 1st Floor Vantage London, Brentford, London, TW8 9AGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender