Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 26 Sept 2025, 11:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Online Insights & Work Experience Provision for Young People and Adult Learners

Official notice

Authority: Met Office (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South West (UKK)

Published estimate£50,000≈ £50k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT20% above published estimate

Submissions closed 24 Oct 2025awarded 11 Dec 2025

Awarded to Springpod

Contract term 1 yrends 13 Nov 2026 · up to 12 Nov 2027 with extensions · starts 14 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement for Online Insights & Work Experience Provision for Young People and Adult Learners.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Higher education services · Secondary education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£50,000

Contract period: 14 Nov 2025 – 13 Nov 2026 (1 yr) · up to 12 Nov 2027 with extensionsValue: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South West

Extensions: Optional one year extension.

80200000 Secondary education services 80300000 Higher education services 80400000 Adult and other education services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Tenderers responses to the following criteria will be considered during the evaluation: a) Compliance to specification 60% b) Ability to meet safeguarding and ED&I requirements 10% c) Value for money on overall costs/Price 30%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Sept 2025, 11:23 BST
Last source update: 12 Dec 2025, 10:07 GMT
Authority reference: DN792175
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-060057
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Adult and other education servicesHigher education servicesSecondary education services
Delivery area: South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a302 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Only bid submitted via Proactis will be accepted:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

26 Sept 2025 → 12 Dec 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published397 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 11:23 BST
Clarification questions by376 days ago
17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline369 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts349 days ago
14 Nov 2025
Latest notice published320 days ago
12 Dec 2025, 10:07 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
26 Sept 2025, 11:23 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
26 Sept 2025, 12:48 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
11 Dec 2025, 14:28 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
11 Dec 2025, 14:28 GMT
Contract details notice published
12 Dec 2025, 10:07 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
13 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Published amendments (1)

Incorrect links to the opportunity posted in the first version. Correct links to the opportunity advert published.

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-09: 1 release · 26 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SpringpodSME14 Dec 2025 – 13 Dec 2026 · up to 12 Dec 2027Extensions: Optional 1 year extension for the same services	£60,000	11 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Online Insights & Work Experience Provision for Young People and Adult Learners · SpringpodSME
Signed
11 Dec 2025
Value
£60,000
Period
14 Dec 2025 – 13 Dec 2026 · up to 12 Dec 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Optional one year extension for the same services.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one	5	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Met Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVZW-3234-DTLY Met Office, Exeter, South West, EX1 3PBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

SpringpodAwarded supplier Arch 6, Maltings Place, 169 Tower Bridge Road, London, London, SE13PAContact email
SpringpodAwarded supplier Ground Floor, 41A Maltby Street, London, London, SE1 3PAContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAll tender documentation will be uploaded to the Proactis e-tendering portal above. Please register on the portal and express and interest in the opportunity to view the tender document. The communication with bidders will be via Proactis only.

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 10:07 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender11 Dec 2025, 14:28 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 12:48 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender26 Sept 2025, 11:23 BST