How to win: Entrance Test for Trafford Grammar School Consortium

About this contract

Bright Futures Educational Trust is inviting you to tender for the provision of an Entrance Test and associated services to be delivered the Trafford Grammar School Consortium. The Trafford Grammar School Consortium comprises 5 schools: Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Sale Grammar School, Stretford Grammar School and Urmston Grammar School. Whilst the schools share the same entrance examination, each is its own admissions authority and would be a separate signatory to the contract. One of the schools in the Consortium; Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, is part of Bright Futures Educational Trust. The Trust is acting as the lead contracting authority for this procurement. The full scope of the services required is detailed in the Specification which is included as Appendix A within the Tender Pack. The contract will be for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 1 year up to a maximum of 5 years in total. The Contract has a total maximum estimated value of £550,000 excl VAT A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised PROCUREMENT PROCESS In respect of application of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Re

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Bright Futures Educational Trust scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
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• ✓Start early: it closes 18 May 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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