AwardedAwarded 14 November 2025
Benchmarking Tool for Schools - Pilot 25/26
Department for Education · Education
In brief
Department for Education awarded IT and software work to TCM Technology Ltd on 14 November 2025.
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What the notice says
DfE are seeking a Supplier to develop a benchmarking application that can be accessed directly by schools.
This should allow schools to easily access price comparison across a key basket of school supply goods
from a subset of key suppliers.
The successful Supplier will work with DfE and the initial batch of participating schools to define their basket
of goods.
Products should be benchmarked on a weekly basis. Products should be matched on a “good, better and
best” matching method to ensure, where possible, value items and brand names are captured. The application
should indicate the best value option.
The first iteration of the application should be available to the first wave of participating schools by the end
of the first quarterly period (by approximately February 2026). The application will be free at the point of use
for participating schools.
The successful Supplier will hold monthly update calls with DfE and attend quarterly contract
management meetings (virtual unless otherwise arranged).
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| TCM Technology Ltd | £82,250 | 17 November 2025 to 16 November 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 082034-2025
About the buyer
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From notice 082034-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 11 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.