Scope
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.
Contract 1. Medway Test
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,467,781 excluding VAT
- £1,761,337 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
18 November 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
20 November 2025
Standstill period
- End: 24 December 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
8 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
- Possible extension to 31 January 2035
- 9 years
Description of possible extension:
3 x 2 year extensions
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKJ41 - Medway
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
RENAISSANCE LEARNING UK LIMITED
- Companies House: 03645180
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTLN-8594-JVXV
1st Floor Vantage London
Brentford
TW8 9AG
United Kingdom
Email: uksupport@renaissance.com
Website: https://uk.renaissance.com/
Region: UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. Medway Test
Contracting authority
Medway Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWYH-3898-LDQR
Gun Wharf, Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4TR
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ41 - Medway
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government