Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 25 Feb 2026, 16:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Specialist Education Placements within an Independent Specialist Post 16 College

Official notice

Authority: Derby City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£545,300published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Portland College

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Special educational placements within an Independent Post 16 College for the academic year 2025/26. Direct Awards.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

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

80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
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: 25 Feb 2026, 16:11 GMT
Last source update: 25 Feb 2026, 16:11 GMT
Authority reference: CR4438 - W744
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-017063
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
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South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065c7d Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
25 Feb 2026, 16:11 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £545,3001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Portland College	£545,300 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Portland College
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
£545,300
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derby City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQVM-1383-ZBXP The Council House - Corporation Street, Derby, East Midlands, DE1 2FSContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Portland CollegeAwarded supplier Nottingham Road, Mansfield, East Midlands, NG18 4TJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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