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Published 19 Nov 2025, 10:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SQE 1&2 Study Management and Support

Official notice

Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Portsmouth is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide the SQE1 and SQE2 teaching materials and tutor support to prepare learners to succeed in the Solicitors Qualifying Examination. Alongside teaching and learning materials, the package should include dedicated tutor support for SQE1 and SQE2 candidates, and materials designed to simulate SQE assessments, including provision of tailored feedback. The materials, and tutor support, will be embedded within the University of Portsmouth’s LLM Professional Legal Practice course.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Teaching supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £600,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT

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
  • Simple description: Quality 60%, Price 40%

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
Cancelled
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
19 Nov 2025, 10:56 GMT
Last source update
12 Jan 2026, 15:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Feb 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075110
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesEducation and training servicesHigher education servicesTeaching supplies
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e41a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published341 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 10:56 GMT
  2. Submission deadline314 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Latest notice published287 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 15:36 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by266 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 10:56 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 15:36 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    12 Jan 2026, 15:36 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—19 Dec 2025Cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYV-2655-NPMQ University House, Portsmouth, South East, PO1 2UPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender