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Truro & Penwith Academy Trust

Website design, build and hosting for 41 schools

Trust-wide school estate; confirm locations in the procurement pack · Checked 29 October 2026

Website & CMSTender notice

Design, build and host a trust-wide website framework for 41 schools, preserving each school’s identity. This is the requests-to-participate stage: shortlisted suppliers will progress to the tender stage.

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Stated contract value£300,000Estimated whole-contract value excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT), not an annual website-build budget.Submission deadline

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Why it fits

  • A multi-site web programme covering design, build and ongoing hosting.
  • A defined trust-wide framework must still express each school’s individual identity.

Requirements mentioned

  • Request the procurement pack from procurement@tpacademytrust.org, quoting TPAT-036-2026; the notice gives tenderreturns@tpacademytrust.org for returns. Follow the current pack instructions.
  • Stage one uses a PSQ; a maximum of four suppliers are shortlisted.
  • An experienced supplier must provide school identities within a cohesive digital framework supporting statutory compliance and oversight.
  • Evaluation: price 55%, quality 40%, contract amendments 5%.
  • Published contract period: 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032, with an optional further year to 31 March 2033.

Check first

  • 27 November at 17:00 GMT is the deadline for requests to participate, not the final tender deadline. The competitive flexible procedure begins with a PSQ and a shortlist of no more than four suppliers.
  • Delivering and supporting 41 school websites is a substantial delivery burden; assess capacity and education-sector experience before committing.
  • The trust-wide design must support primary, secondary and all-through schools and accommodate additional schools.
  • SME suitability and detailed supplier thresholds have not been established. Do not assume that a small agency qualifies.

Still to confirm

  • Confirm SME eligibility, turnover, insurance and other participation thresholds in the pack.
  • CMS, migration volume, content responsibilities, hosting service levels and the treatment of additional schools require the procurement documents.
  • The final tender deadline and detailed shortlist timetable are not established by the requests-to-participate date.

Sources

Find a Tender · 101490-2026 · Published 27 October 2026 · Checked 29 October 2026

Programme scale: 41 schools Source

Published procurement reference: TPAT-036-2026 Source

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