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W5023 The School Improvement Service, the Quality Assurance Service and the Moderation Service

Walsall Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 11:46.

Opportunity overview

The council is looking to procure one provider to deliver a school improvement service, a quality assurance service for alterative provision and a moderation service provision. The Moderation Service is a statutory service under The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003, which was made pursuant to section 87 of the Education Act 2002. The Moderation Service therefore plays a central role in enabling the Council to fulfil its statutory duties to oversee performance, secure improvement, assure safeguarding practice, and ensure the accuracy of statutory assessment.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

CHALLENGING EDUCATION LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£630k
Awarded
3 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10146423
Location
Shrewsbury, UKG22, SY3 7FA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-069b0b
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Walsall Council
Id
GB-PPON-PHGR-7481-DHXR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHGR-7481-DHXR

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Darwall Street
Locality
Walsall
Postal Code
WS1 1TP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG38

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
CHALLENGING EDUCATION LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-10146423

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
10146423

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRNG-7747-CXGJ

Address

Street Address
1 Brassey Road
Locality
Shrewsbury
Postal Code
SY3 7FA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG22

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Date
4 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
4 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG38
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
780,000
Amount
630,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10146423
Name
CHALLENGING EDUCATION LIMITED

Contract period

Starts
15 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
1 x 24 month extension facility

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083701-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Sept 2026, 08:46
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Walsall · UKG38 · WS1 1TP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 045381-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 083701-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·