Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 10 Sept 2025, 16:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Operational Procurement Support Service

Official notice

Authority: RED KITE LEARNING TRUST (Public body)·On behalf of: VALUE MATCH SERVICES LTD

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)

+7 more

Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Concession value (operator's revenue)£1,050,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 1 value update

Submissions closed 13 Oct 2025awarded 8 Jan 2026

Awarded to ADDED VALUE PORTAL LIMITED T/A PAGABO2 awards

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Management of a range of procurement activity including establishment and running of a number of frameworks, including the full end to end procurement process that supports that and any other related activities.

CPV: Procurement consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£1,050,000,000

Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 May 2033 with extensionsValue: £1,050,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,260,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The option to extend up to two years - two individual twelve month extensions

79418000 Procurement consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
cimple.uk ↗
Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
cimple.uk ↗

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

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Price
Quality: Quality - 60% Social value - 10%

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
cimple.uk ↗
Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
cimple.uk ↗

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Sept 2025, 16:26 BST
Last source update: 8 May 2026, 08:55 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 20 Feb 2026
Authority reference: C479286
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-055539
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Procurement consultancy services
Delivery area: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 more
South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0597ec Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 13 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please make sure all tenders are submitted via the Cimple portal -

cimple.uk ↗

Timeline

10 Sept 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
10 Sept 2025, 16:26 BST
Clarification questions by
19 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline378 days ago
13 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent292 days ago
8 Jan 2026
Standstill ends280 days ago
19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Award decision expected by248 days ago
20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published172 days ago
8 May 2026, 08:55 BST
Contract starts148 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
10 Sept 2025, 16:26 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
7 Oct 2025, 10:29 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £1,050,000,000
7 Oct 2025, 10:29 BST
was £1,050,000,000,000
Contract award notice published
6 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
6 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMT
Contract award notice published
8 Jan 2026, 13:41 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 May 2026, 08:55 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Note there was an error in the published estimated contract value which has now been amended. The correct estimated contract value is £1,050,000,000 excluding VAT.

Routine re-releases (5)

2025-10: 1 release · 7 Oct 2025
2025-09: 1 release · 10 Sept 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £50,000,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ADDED VALUE PORTAL LIMITED T/A PAGABOSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2033Extensions: 2 times 12 month individual extensions subject to agreement and performance	£1,050,000,000very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice	8 Jan 2026	Awarded
ADDED VALUE PORTAL LIMITED T/A PAGABOSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2033Extensions: 2 times 12 month individual extensions subject to agreement and performance	£1,050,000,000very large published value · not counted until verified, check the noticesame award published again · counted once	6 Jan 2026standstill to 15 Jan 2026	Standstill

Contracts

Operational Procurement Support Service · ADDED VALUE PORTAL LIMITED T/A PAGABOSME
Signed
22 Apr 2026
Value
£50,000,000
Period
1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 times 12 month individual extensions subject to agreement and performance

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Who bid

wonPAGABO LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

RED KITE LEARNING TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07523507 · GB-PPON: PRWH-6644-CJRV Red Kite Office, Harrogate, Yorkshire & Humber, HG2 9PHContact email

Other public bodies

VALUE MATCH SERVICES LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcess supportGB-COH: 08522031GB-PPON: PXYJ-6338-PQDD Chester, North WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PAGABO LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08787322GB-PPON: PYHM-9979-CXPY 55 Whitefriargate, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Technical specifications tenderTechnical specifications
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsUse the link provided above
Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 May 2026, 08:55 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Jan 2026, 13:41 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 10:29 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Sept 2025, 16:26 BST