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# School Improvement and Governance Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-improvement-and-governance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-069009). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Waltham Forest: "School Improvement and Governance Service". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,351,776. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Waltham Forest](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-waltham-forest-ons-e09000031)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,351,776 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI53
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/school-improvement-and-governance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-069009#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069009`

## 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/school-improvement-and-governance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-069009#tl-md)

## Description
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is preparing to recommission its School Improvement Partner from 1st April 2027. This service will be to support schools in-borough to continue to be good or better. The provider will need to be able to deliver a suitably matched school improvement partner for all London Borough of Waltham Forest maintained schools including the specialist SEMH School and the Local Authority Pupil Referral Unit; deliver SEND improvement work, SATS moderation and monitoring and develop cluster-based working across the local area. 
Thank you for taking the time to complete this Market Engagement Questionnaire. The London Borough of Waltham Forest is seeking early feedback from potential providers to help shape our approach to the future commissioning of a School Improvement Partner (SIP). Your responses will support the Council to understand market capacity and capability, explore delivery models, and identify opportunities for innovation and collaboration. The information you provide will be used for planning purposes only and will help inform the development of the service specification and procurement documentation. 
This is not a formal tender process, but an opportunity to contribute to the development of a high-quality service.
The deadline for completed responses to be submitted via the London Tenders Portal is 12 noon Friday 15th May.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040370-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-01T09:50:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T01:22:37.809Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069009