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Published 20 Jan 2026

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Call-off Contract for the November 2025 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications

Authority: Department for Education

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: Education and training services (80000000)
Published panel value£22,661,595Shared across 6 suppliers; not a single purchase
Contract ends 31 Oct 2027
Panel 6 suppliersAmbition Institute, Best Practice Network, Church of Engand and 3 more
Contract starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of call-off contracts made via the Framework Agreement for the National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) to deliver the November 2025 Cohort of National Professional Qualifications.

For more details on the National Professional Qualifications please see: www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗

Additional information:

The award value is based on the total potential value awarded under this call-off and the individual call-off contract values are dependent on performance against recruitment and retention milestones.

The department reserves the right to increase call-off contract values up to an additional 50%. In such instances the department will issue a revised award notice to account for any increase to the award value.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
tender_514152/1546592
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
Yes
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    1 Nov 2025
  2. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2025
  3. Notice published
    20 Jan 2026
  4. Contract ends
    31 Oct 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Department for EducationContracting authority Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, EnglandContact email

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Ambition InstituteSupplier 156 Caledonian Road, 2 Bridge Wharf, London, England, N1 9UU
    Identifier
    07984030 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    Yes
    Business size
    SME
  • Best Practice NetworkSupplier Newminster House, Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1LT
    Identifier
    04472661 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    SME
  • Church of EngandSupplier Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3AZ
    Identifier
    10787030 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    Yes
    Business size
    Large
  • LLSESupplier Thames House, Roman Square, Sittingbourne, England, ME10 4BJ
    Identifier
    10611912 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    Yes
    Business size
    SME
  • Teach FirstSupplier 6 Mitre Passage, Greenwich Peninsula, London, England, SE10 0ER
    Identifier
    04478840 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    Yes
    Business size
    Large
  • UCL Consultants LimitedSupplier 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England, W1T 4TJ
    Identifier
    03332258 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-746cdfe5-554a-40b6-a032-47a18a03d25a-2026-01-20T16:26:14Z
Published
20 Jan 2026
Latest update
20 Jan 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-746cdfe5-554a-40b6-a032-47a18a03d25a
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-746cdfe5-554a-40b6-a032-47a18a03d25a-1