Contract awardedTest development

Medway Test

  • Medway Council
  • South East
  • Open procedure
  • 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029

The contract involves the end-to-end management of the Medway Test for year 6 pupils. The service provider is responsible for the full lifecycle of the examination process, including test planning, administration, marking, and scoring to determine eligibility for grammar school places.

Awarded value
£1.5m
As published
Published
11 August 2025
Awarded
1 February 2026
Renaissance Learning
Contract length
36 months
Ends 31 January 2029

What the contract covers

Single services contract

Provision of educational assessment services, including the planning, delivery, marking, and scoring of entrance examinations for local authority grammar schools.

  • Plan, deliver, mark and score the entrance test used to determine eligibility for year 6 children applying for a Medway grammar school place

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Single services contract
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
36 months
Extensions
24 months + 24 months + 24 months
Longest it can run
108 months
Contract dates
1 February 2026 to 31 January 2029
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
80000000

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  2. Contract awardedto Renaissance Learning
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
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Medway Council

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Renaissance Learning

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/325657/medway-test
Buyer reference
DN785986
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0584e0
Last checked
5 November 2026

Medway Council. Medway Test. Contract award, 11 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/325657/medway-test (accessed 5 November 2026).