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Published 1 Apr 2026, 10:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Programmes and project management training supplier

Official notice

Authority: British Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£320,000≈ £160k / year · £320,000 inc. VAT35.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 28 Apr 2026awarded 22 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to QA Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jun 2028 · up to 1 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this tender is to select a supplier for the Cultural Engagement's Programme and Project Management Learning and Development (CE PPM L and D). Although the Learning, Talent and Performance Team are submitting this tender, the L and D will be delivered by the Global Standards team which sits with Cultural Engagement Operations.

The agreement with the chosen supplier will cover the following:

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) (0.5-day x 2 per cohort to allow participant flexibility)

APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) (remote delivery to individual participants)

MSP Foundation and Practitioner (x 1 cohort of 12 individuals; virtual delivery)

Due to operational circumstances, these courses have a launch date of September each year. PFQ delivery should be completed by mid-October.

The operational budget is up to £80k for 2026-27, with anticipated rises for inflation in the following two financial years.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£320,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Jun 2029 with extensionsValue: £320,000 exc. VAT · £320,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 additional year extension.
80400000 Adult and other education services80500000 Training 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
  • Award Criteria: Please see award criteria in the Invitation to Tender document.

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
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
1 Apr 2026, 10:36 BST
Last source update
22 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 13 May 2026
Authority reference
UK_1240
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030189
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a62 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

tap.tcsapps.com/tap2/ ↗

Timeline

1 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published208 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 10:36 BST
  2. Clarification questions by195 days ago
    14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline181 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by166 days ago
    13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts148 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent127 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published126 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
  8. Standstill ends117 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Apr 2026, 10:36 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    22 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £207,2301 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 6
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QA Limited6 Jul 2026 – 5 Jun 2028 · up to 5 Jun 2029Extensions: 1 further year.£207,230 inc. VAT22 Jun 2026standstill to 1 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BRITISH COUNCIL(THE)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000060 · GB-PPON: PHTN-1551-GCQH 1 Redman Place, Stratford,, London, London, E20 1JQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • QA LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02413137GB-PPON: PLCZ-7371-DXGG 1 St Katharine's Way, International House, Third Floor, London, London, E1W 1UNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender