Stale Pre-tender

Barrow Brilliant Futures Fund - Primary to Secondary Transition

Details

Buyer: Westmorland and Furness Council
Topic: Primary education services
Published: 28 May 2026
Submission: 20 June 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Westmorland and Furness Council is the Delivery Partner for the Brilliant Futures Fund, part of the Barrow Transformation Fund. The Brilliant Futures Fund has been established to take a system-led approach to improving educational outcomes in Barrow. This is critical for the Plan for Barrow, which aims to deliver the Defence Nuclear Enterprise and diversify and strengthen the local economy. The Brilliant Futures Fund has three objectives: 1. Improve educational outcomes in Barrow. 2. Enhance educator retention and wellbeing. 3. Promote excellence in teaching and learning through evidence-based projects and interventions. We seek a Supplier to provide: A program to support Transition from year 6 to year 7: strengthening the system and supporting pupils to thrive following their move into secondary education. The provider will deliver both universal resources and targeted intervention to support those pupils most at risk of disengaging.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published28 May 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Westmorland and Furness Council is a local authority, and suppliers register free on The Chest, the region's e-procurement portal, to bid for contract opportunities. Registration also opens access to opportunities from district and county councils across the North West of England. Specialist consultancy support is procured through professional services frameworks running for four years. Around half the consultants on the current framework are based in Cumbria. Framework bids are evaluated on capability, capacity, performance management and commitment to social value. Every framework must align with the council's own Social Value Statement.

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 Westmorland and Furness Council's contract awards have been in construction work, transport services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

80100000 · Primary education services
80200000 · Secondary education services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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