Education leaders have expressed disbelief that ministers will pay up to £4 million for a firm to run a national website to match schools with local tutors.
A website was launched this year for schools to find suitable tuition partners through the National Tutoring Programme.
The Department for Education has now awarded Transform – previously known as Engine – a contract of up to £4 million to manage the service.
The firm will support the DfE to “build and run the service” over the next two years.
The potential value is more than the £2.4 million Tribal is paid to quality assure the whole NTP.
