Lakes College Higher Education

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,365,123published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Lakes College3 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) training services through a direct award to Lakes College for a period of five years. The contract will ensure continuity of education and support for learners currently enrolled on existing programmes, enabling them to complete their qualifications without disruption and maintaining consistency in the learning environment and delivery arrangements

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

80570000 Personal development training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 8 Oct 2026, 13:53 BST
Last source update: 27 Oct 2026, 13:18 GMT
Authority reference: N/A
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-101550
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0783ca Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
8 Oct 2026, 13:53 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
8 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
27 Oct 2026, 13:18 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £1,365,1231 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lakes CollegeSME22 Oct 2026 – 29 Aug 2030	£1,365,123	8 Oct 2026	Awarded
Lakes CollegeSME22 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2030	£1,365,123same award published again · counted once	—	Standstill
Lakes CollegeSME	£1,365,123 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Lakes College Higher Education · Lakes CollegeSME
Signed
22 Oct 2026
Value
£1,365,123
Period
22 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2030
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYP-8439-MZWY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Lakes CollegeAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXJR-8318-GLDG Lillyhall Business Park, Hallwood Road, Cumbria, Workington, North West, CA14 4JNContact 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 Tender27 Oct 2026, 13:18 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2026, 13:53 BST