Closed tender

Medway Test

Details

Buyer: Medway Council
Value: £1,514,982
Published: 11 August 2025
Submission: 5 September 2025
Source: uk:procontracts

Tender 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. Keywords: Entrance Test, Medway Test, Grammar School

Timeline

Completed: Tender published11 August 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date5 September 2025

About the buyer

Medway Council governs the Medway towns in Kent, and buys as a local authority with its own central procurement team. All contracting opportunities are advertised on the Kent Business Portal, where suppliers can search live tenders and set up email alerts. Suppliers must also register on the Central Digital Platform, a requirement since the Procurement Act 2023 took effect. Dynamic purchasing systems cover recurring needs such as SEND transport, supported living and agency staff recruitment. Premarket engagement with suppliers shapes tender requirements before contracts go live. The council also publishes its full contracts register on the same portal.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Medway Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@medway-council.gov