Tendering Guide
Tutoring & Education
Education providers, tutoring companies, and training organisations tender for school tutoring support programs, government-funded literacy and numeracy initiatives, corporate learning and development contracts, vocational training delivery partnerships, special education support services, and community adult education programs. These tenders require evidence of educational qualifications, curriculum alignment, safeguarding compliance, measurable student outcome data, and the ability to deliver differentiated instruction that meets the needs of diverse learners across various settings and ability levels.
What evaluators look for
- Teaching qualifications, subject matter expertise, and current registration with education bodies
- Working with Children Checks and safeguarding policies for all tutors and staff
- Curriculum alignment and evidence-based pedagogical methodology
- Experience with the target student population (primary, secondary, adult, special needs, EAL)
- Measurable student outcome data from previous programs — pre/post assessments, grade improvements
- Tutor recruitment, training, supervision, and quality assurance processes
- Technology platforms for scheduling, progress tracking, and parent/client reporting
Tips for a winning bid
Demonstrate measurable student outcomes from comparable programs
Education tenders are won on evidence of impact. Present pre/post assessment data, standardised test score improvements, grade progression rates, and student engagement metrics from previous programs. "Students in our 2024 literacy intervention showed an average 1.8 stanine improvement over 20 weeks, with 91% of participants meeting or exceeding their individual targets" is the kind of evidence that wins contracts.
Show your curriculum alignment and pedagogical framework
Describe how your tutoring methodology aligns with the relevant curriculum framework, national standards, or learning outcomes. Explain your approach to diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, formative assessment during sessions, and summative progress reporting. Reference specific evidence-based teaching strategies (explicit instruction, scaffolded learning, spaced repetition) and explain how your tutors are trained to apply them.
Detail your safeguarding and child protection framework
Safeguarding is a non-negotiable pass/fail criterion for any contract involving minors. Describe your Working with Children Check verification process, tutor code of conduct, mandatory reporting training, supervision model for one-on-one sessions, parent/guardian communication protocols, and your incident reporting and investigation procedures.
Describe your tutor recruitment, training, and quality assurance process
Evaluators want confidence in every tutor, not just your program design. Detail your tutor selection criteria (qualifications, experience, subject expertise), interview and reference checking process, induction training program, ongoing professional development requirements, session observation and feedback cycles, and how you handle tutor underperformance.
Include your technology platform and reporting capabilities
Describe the platform you use for scheduling, session notes, progress tracking, and parent/client reporting. Include a sample progress report showing individual student growth data. If your platform provides real-time visibility for school coordinators or parents, demonstrate this capability — it's increasingly an expected standard for education contracts.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Not providing measurable student outcome data from previous comparable programs
- Failing to describe safeguarding policies and Working with Children Check verification processes
- Submitting a marketing brochure instead of a structured response addressing evaluation criteria
- Not demonstrating curriculum alignment with the relevant educational framework
- Overlooking tutor quality assurance processes — recruitment, training, observation, and feedback
The winning edge
Education tenders are fundamentally about impact on learners. The provider who can demonstrate — with verifiable data — that their programs consistently improve student outcomes, combined with robust safeguarding and quality assurance processes, will always win over a bigger brand with slick marketing but no evidence of results. In education tendering, data is your most powerful differentiator.
Sources & further reading
- Vocational education & training regulationOfficialAustralian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)
- Australian Tutoring AssociationATA
- AusTender — find & respond to Australian Government tendersOfficialAustralian Government — Department of Finance
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