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Published 26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Nova Education Trust Tender for the Provision of Inclusion Centres and Behaviour Services

Official notice

Authority: Nova Trust (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£9,600,000≈ £3.2m / year · £9,600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Sept 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nova Education Trust is a forward-thinking multi-academy trust committed to delivering exceptional educational outcomes across its family of Trusts. With a strong presence in the East Midlands, the Trust is driven by a shared vision to create transformational teaching and learning experiences that empower every young learner to thrive.

Nova Education Trust is seeking to establish a compliant, scalable and outcome-focused Inclusion Centre service across its family of schools. The Trust is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver, manage and continuously develop Inclusion Centre services across one or more schools within the Trust. The service will provide targeted intervention, behaviour support, pastoral support and reintegration programmes for pupils who are at risk of suspension, permanent exclusion, disengagement from education, poor attendance or other barriers to learning.

CPV: Education and training services · Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£9,600,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensionsValue: £9,600,000 exc. VAT · £9,600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)
80000000 Education and training services85000000 Health and social work services

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: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Staffing & Workforce Development: 10%
  • Scalability and Partnership working: 5%
  • Safeguarding & Quality Assurance: 10%
  • Reintegration & Inclusion: 10%
  • Service & Delivery: 10%
  • Data, Performance & Reporting: 10%
  • Price: 40%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
  • Social Value
  • Staffing & Workforce Development
  • Scalability and Partnership working
  • Safeguarding & Quality Assurance
  • Price
  • Reintegration & Inclusion
  • Service & Delivery
  • Data, Performance & Reporting
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jan 2027
Authority reference
CA18386
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081347
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesHealth and social work services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
28 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
Clarification deadline
21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

26 Aug 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published57 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by31 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline24 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
  4. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 71 days
    1 Jan 2027
  6. Award decision expected byin 72 days
    1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nova Trust

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PVCC-7614-CQCZ Room C10 , The Sir Colin Campbell Building, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG7 2TUContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender