Barrow Brilliant Futures Fund Extra Curricular Activities and Enrichment

Procurement description

Westmorland and Furness Council is the Delivery Partner for the Brilliant Futures Fund, part of the Barrow Transformation Fund. The Brilliant Futures Fund has been established to take a system-led approach to improving educational outcomes in Barrow. This is critical for the Plan for Barrow, which aims to deliver the Defence Nuclear Enterprise and diversify and strengthen the local economy.

The Brilliant Futures Fund has three objectives:

1. Improve educational outcomes in Barrow.

2. Enhance educator retention and wellbeing.

3. Promote excellence in teaching and learning through evidence-based projects and interventions.

We seek a Supplier to provide:

Co-ordination of Extra-Curricular and Enrichment Activities: ensuring equitable access to high-quality enrichment opportunities for all children and young people, and supporting schools to meet the expectations of the forthcoming Enrichment Framework.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKD12 - East Cumbria

Contract dates (estimated)

01 February 2027, 00:00AM to 03 September 2027, 23:59PM

Westmorland and Furness Council

Is the total value above threshold?

Below threshold

CPV classifications

• 80100000 - Primary education services
• 80200000 - Secondary education services

Delivery regions

• UKD12 - East Cumbria

Contract start date (estimated)

01 February 2027, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

03 September 2027, 23:59PM

Engagement process description

Westmorland and Furness Council would like to engage with potential providers of these projects to inform the development of the Invitation to Tender.

Please join us to find out more about the Brilliant Futures Fund and these projects, and to contribute your thoughts and ideas.

Date: Wednesday 10 June

Time: 1pm-2pm

Format: Microsoft Teams

Following the call, the presentation and a transcript will be shared with attendees.

Please notify us by 5pm on Tuesday 9th June if you wish to join the call and the invitation will be shared.

Places are limited to a maximum of two attendees per organisation.

For invites to the event please Email robert.walker@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk and include the subject Barrow Brilliant Futures Event, Full names and Email for proposed attendees and the full company name. Please also include a brief profile of your company.

Invited attendees will be those able to demonstrate that their company is relevant to proposed projects.

Suppliers wishing to attend the event should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN817058) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the blue link for the event title to view

the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register.

Due date

20 June 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No