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Published 18 Jun 2025, 11:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Exams Boards - Awarding Body

Official notice

Authority: The City of Liverpool College (Education)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Awarded value£2,251,002published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jun 2025no call for competition
Awarded to City & Guilds of London Institute, Pearson Education Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice relates to the exam boards that the College uses whose turnover exceeds the light touch regime limit over 4 years. Notice relates to both City & Guilds and Pearson Education Ltd

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Jun 2025, 11:18 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2025, 16:42 BST
Authority reference
None
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038738
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054ee2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

Exam boards do not engage in tendering processes

Review and risk notes
Risks

Current exam boards which support the specific learning for current courses.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

9 Jul 2025 → 9 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 16:42 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 11:18 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    30 Jun 2025, 12:55 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 16:42 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    10 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,251,0021 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
City & Guilds of London Institute, Pearson Education Limitedjoint awardExam Board Awarding Body1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2026£2,251,00230 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Liverpool College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGX-5416-YRGY · GB-UKPRN: 10003955 The City of Liverpool College, The Learning Exchange, Liverpool, North West, L1 9DWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTEAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000117GB-PPON: PGZW-9515-MWNT Giltspur House, 5-6 Giltspur Street, London, London, EC1A 9DEContact email
  • PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00872828GB-PPON: PBHP-6465-TLVW 80 Strand, London, London, WC2R 0RLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender