Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a School Improvement Partner
Authority: London Borough of Waltham Forest (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Waltham Forest ("the Authority") is seeking Tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations for the provision of a School Improvement Partner. T
he service shall commence on 1st April 2027 and shall continue up to and including 31st March 2028 with the option to extend for four periods of 12 months each at the discretion of the Authority and subject to satisfactory contractual performance.
The contract has the following extension options:
A further 12 months from 1st April 2028 to 31st March 2029
A further 12 months from 1st April 2029 to 31st March 2030
A further 12 months from 1st April 2030 to 31st March 2031
A further 12 months from 1st April 2031 to 31st March 2032
The Contract will cover the Services as follows: The School Improvement Service will align with the Waltham Forest Education strategy and deliver a Waltham forest Education Partnership to support the education outcomes for children in maintained schools in Waltham Forest. The service will also contribute to supporting the achievement of the aims of the Waltham Forest Education Strategy 2025-2028 and the delivery of the school’s white paper.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,689,720
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Delivering the School Improvement Service 9.00% Supporting Schools Causing Concern 9.00% School Performance, Data Analysis and Intelligence 5.00% Ofsted Preparation and Inspection Support 5.00% SEND and Inclusive Practice 5.00% Leadership Support 5.00% Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 5.00% Workforce Development and Professional Learning 5.00% Partnership Working 3.00% Contract Management, Quality Assurance and Social Value 3.00% Presentation 6.00%
- Price: Total contract value 30.00%
- Social Value: Social Value Quantitative submission 5.00% Social Value Qualitative submission (Evidence of Delivery [plus a Delivery Plan) 5.00%
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £3,370,207 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How London Borough of Waltham Forest buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
London Borough of Waltham Forest’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
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A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 77 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid9% / 12%
2–345% / 35%
4–627% / 30%
7+18% / 23%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate30% / 41%
Within ±2%60% / 37%
Above estimate10% / 21%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 80Published estimate£1.7m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid24%
2–332%
4–625%
7+19%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 181 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£1.7m–£1.7m
Estimate£1.7m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Waltham Forest CollegeWorked for this buyer | Provision of Adult Learning Subcontracted servicesruns to Jul 2027 | — | £320k | Similar wording and category |
| Simian Risk Management LimitedWorked for this buyer | Cathall Road Construction Training Centrenotice published May 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £356m21 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £7.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=2 | |
| £89m2 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £226m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £9.9m20 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 6 live · £421k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £3.0m25 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 7 live · £31m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=4 | |
| £968k10 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 7 live · £3.0m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 2% below n=3 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 3 Jul 2025, 15:33 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 15:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
DN829358- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100075- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05587cFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via London Tenders Portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
3 Jul 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published3 Jul 2025, 15:33 BST
- Next notice expected3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published1 day ago22 Oct 2026, 15:09 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 19 days11 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 31 days23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 52 days14 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 159 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025- Planned procurement notice published3 Jul 2025, 15:33 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 15:09 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,689,72022 Oct 2026, 15:09 BST
- Status changed to active22 Oct 2026, 15:09 BST
- Deadline moved to 23 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT22 Oct 2026, 15:09 BST+388 days · was 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications https://www.londontenders.org/
- Technical specifications https://www.londontenders.org/
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender