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    ContractsEditorial Support Services
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    Editorial Support Services

    Contract value
    £30k
    Published 19 Jun 2026

    Ofsted is recruiting multiple editorial support suppliers to provide flexible, on-demand services to their Communications team.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 19 Jun 2026· 1 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Contract value
    £30k
    Published 19 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £30,000indicative
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 1 months ago.

    19 June 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    Ofsted Communications team is seeking to establish a flexible on-demand editorial support service. The opportunity involves appointing multiple suppliers to a small pool, allowing Ofsted to call off editorial services as needed, ensuring flexibility, resilience, and continuity. This is an open competition advertised via Contracts Finder, with targeted outreach to the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP). Bids must be submitted through a formal procurement process. Only limited companies are eligible to apply. Contracts will be awarded on a non-exclusive basis, with services delivered through individual work packages as required. To express interest, email info-contracts@ofsted.gov.uk to receive tender documents.

    Track record

    8 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS has awarded 8 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Val Wade Recruitment3× · 38%
    2. ADECCO UK LIMITED2× · 25%
    3. Robertson Bell Ltd1× · 13%
    4. HAYS PLC1× · 13%
    5. SmartSourcing Plc1× · 13%

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, KPMG LLP, Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    e8288bb0-fb7e-429a-b707-e3f7328b5ef9-899654
    OF
    Buyer
    OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS
    Sector
    Professional Services