Official UK procurement notice
School Business Professional Qualification Burseries
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£308,813published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Institute of School Business Leadership
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of CIPFA Level 7 Diploma in School Financial and Operational Leadership bursary training for School Business Professionals.
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
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:47 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:47 BST
- Authority reference
10724- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088892- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775deFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance
- Published justification
NA
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Supplier not having the capacity to start delivering bureries by March 2027 and student dropout rates
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published18 Sept 2026, 16:47 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £308,8131 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of School Business LeadershipSME30 Sept 2026 – 27 Jun 2028 | £308,813 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Institute of School Business LeadershipAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender