Official UK procurement notice
Provision of PRINCE2® Examination and Certification Services
Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe intended contract is for the supply of official Prince2 e-vouchers to be redeemed for items such as Official Training Materials (OTM), examvouchers and one-year PeopleCert Plus membership subscriptions to allow for mock exams and re-takes to be accessed.
The contract will supply the HSC LeadershipCentre, part of Business Services Organisation, as an Authorised Training Organisation (ATO) for Prince2 training for a period of two years and 7months, up to a contract value of £550,000
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 12 Jun 2025, 16:25 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047225- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054800Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
This direct award to PeopleCert is justified under the Procurement Act 2023, Section 41(1)(b), which allows a contracting authority to award a public contract without advertising where:
"the contract can only be supplied by a particular supplier for technical reasons, or because of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights."
a) Exclusive Intellectual Property Rights
PeopleCert is the exclusive owner of the intellectual property for PRINCE2®, following its acquisition of Axelos. This includes all courseware, examination content, certification frameworks, and trademark rights. No other provider may legally replicate or certify against PRINCE2® without direct authorisation from PeopleCert.
b) Sole Awarding Body
PeopleCert is the sole global awarding body authorised to deliver PRINCE2® certifications. While third-party training organisations may be accredited to deliver training, all examinations, marking, and certification are exclusively administered through PeopleCert systems and under its control.
c) No Reasonable or Lawful Alternatives
Because of PeopleCert's exclusive legal control over PRINCE2®, there are no other providers capable of lawfully delivering both the training and valid certification. Any attempt to procure this service from a non-approved source would result in unaccredited training and invalid certification.
- Risks
PeopleCert (UK) are bought out by another body/entity so contract supplier needs to be changed accordingly.
PeopleCert (UK) rebrand and so contract name needs to be changed accordingly.
Method of supply of examination and certification services changes substantially requiring a review of the contract
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Jul 2025 → 8 Aug 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025- Transparency notice published12 Jun 2025, 16:25 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2025, 15:59 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BSTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLECERT QUALIFICATIONS LTD1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: One year extension allowed for in case soles upplier is unable to join a UK procurement framework during the initial contracted period. · Options: The accreditation fees of additional certified trainers Annual accrediation fees Audit fees Any revisions/additions to required resources to maintain compliance with the awarding body in regard to any authorised Prince2® syllabus. | £550,000 | 24 Jun 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · PEOPLECERT QUALIFICATIONS LTD
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (8 Aug 2025), Incorrect supplier selected from Find A Tender supplier list when creating previous notices UK5 and UK6.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PEOPLECERT QUALIFICATIONS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender