TrainingZone Skills Starter campaign

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£25,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to HR ZONE LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

HRZone are planning and running a workshop and then creating a series of resources and to be used in an online tool for employers (hosted by the OU). They will then promote the tool to the subscriber base.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

22120000 Publications 79340000 Advertising and marketing 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: 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: 27 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
Authority reference: OUPA11552
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-051660
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058eb6 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
27 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HR ZONE LTDSME	£25,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · HR ZONE LTDSME
Signed
25 Jul 2025
Value
£25,000
Period
1 Aug 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

HR ZONE LTDAwarded supplier 20 WENLOCK ROAD, London, London, N1 7GUContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Aug 2025, 15:26 BST