Nova Education Trust Tender for the Provision of Inclusion Centres and Behaviour Services

What the buyer is asking for

Nova Education Trust is a forward-thinking multi-academy trust committed to delivering exceptional educational outcomes across its family of Trusts. With a strong presence in the East Midlands, the Trust is driven by a shared vision to create transformational teaching and learning experiences that empower every young learner to thrive. Nova Education Trust is seeking to establish a compliant, scalable and outcome-focused Inclusion Centre service across its family of schools. The Trust is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced provider to deliver, manage and continuously develop Inclusion Centre services across one or more schools within the Trust. The service will provide targeted intervention, behaviour support, pastoral support and reintegration programmes for pupils who are at risk of suspension, permanent exclusion, disengagement from education, poor attendance or other barriers to learning.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 5%qualitySocial Value
• 10%qualityStaffing & Workforce Development
• 5%qualityScalability and Partnership working
• 10%qualitySafeguarding & Quality Assurance
• 40%pricePrice
• 10%qualityReintegration & Inclusion
• 10%qualityService & Delivery
• 10%qualityData, Performance & Reporting

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published27 days ago

   26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
2. Clarification questions byyesterday

   21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 6 days

   28 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 102 days

   1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

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Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST081347-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender