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Kent Test (11+) Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Awarded value£835,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Sept 2026
Awarded to Atom Learning Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent County Council intends to appoint a provider for the provision of services to support the development, production, administration and delivery of countywide Kent Test (11+) assessment process, including test material production, secure distribution, marking, results processing, and associated operational support for Kent County Council's secondary school admissions process.

The contract will commence on 2nd November 2026, for an initial period of two years, with up to two optional 12 months extensions up to 1st November 2030 with an estimated value of £835.000.

Above threshold procurement using Competitive Flexible procedure (PA2023) previous notice identifier Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06b227

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidst… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/466H4KGHCJ ↗

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
80100000 Primary education services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
30 Sept 2026, 18:19 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 18:19 BST
Authority reference
CN250565
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092600
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e21 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 18:19 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £835,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Atom Learning LimitedCN250565 Kent Test (11+) Services2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2030Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions£835,00030 Sept 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDL-8938-YGYW Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, Sessions House, Maidstone, South East, ME14 1XQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender