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Published 10 Nov 2026, 14:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

School Improvement Partner -12 months

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Waltham Forest (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Awarded value£340,500published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 10 Nov 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Haringey Education Partnership

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £340,5001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Haringey Education PartnershipSchool Improvement Service23 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£340,50010 Nov 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026Standstill

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Nov 2026, 14:47 GMT
Last source update
10 Nov 2026, 15:06 GMT
Authority reference
DN835706
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106756
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
London (UKI53)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b8b5 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Competitive procurement process is currently being conducted for the future solution, but a bridging

arrangement is needed.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Nov 2026 → 19 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published32h ago
    10 Nov 2026, 15:06 GMT
  2. Today
    11 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 8 days
    19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    10 Nov 2026, 14:47 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    10 Nov 2026, 15:06 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPJN-6757-NZZZ Waltham Forest Town Hall, London, London, E17 4JFContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Haringey Education PartnershipAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLXG-5256-ZDBL Hornsey School for Girls, Inderwick Road, Crouch End, London, London, N8 9JFContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender