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Published 22 Jul 2026, 14:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Accredited Housing Qualifications - Chartered Institute of Housing

Official notice

Authority: Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Central government)

ServicesDirect awardAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Contract value (direct award)£450,000≈ £450k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT
Award in standstill 1 Oct 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Chartered Institute of Housing
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Aug 2027 · up to 2 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 3 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is to bring together accredited qualifications for all grades; professional development and membership to structured continued professional development; housing specific continuous training aligned with regulatory requirements, all whilst delivering at scale and pace across a geographically dispersed workforce.

CPV: E-learning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2027 (1 yr) · up to 2 Aug 2029 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
80420000 E-learning services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
22 Jul 2026, 14:20 BST
Last source update
15 Oct 2026, 16:51 BST
Authority reference
715879476
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097658
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
E-learning services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d0f4 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), Accommodation Housing Support Service, part of the UK Ministry of Defence is to award a contract to the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) for the provision of a comprehensive package of professional housing training and accreditation required to ensure that its workforce, spanning multiple grades has access to accredited housing qualifications, structured professional development and training that is directly aligned to housing regulation and best practice. This includes leadership level understanding of regulatory expectations and operational level capability to deliver compliant, customer- focused services. The contract will be for a term of (1) year and has an estimated total value of £490,000 (exclusive of VAT).

The procurement is regulated by the Procurement Act 2023.

It is considered that a direct award of this contract pursuant to Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 is justified because the direct award grounds specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 applies.

This is (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons; only the Chartered Institute of Housing can provide the comprehensive package of professional housing training and accreditation services required and (b) there are no reasonable alternative providers of these services.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Jul 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published90 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 14:20 BST
  2. Next notice expected85 days ago
    27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts79 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published5 days ago
    15 Oct 2026, 16:51 BST
  5. Today
    20 Oct 2026
  6. Standstill endsin 6 days
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 Jul 2026, 14:20 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    27 Jul 2026, 16:02 BST
    UK1
  3. Transparency notice published
    1 Oct 2026, 16:25 BST
    UK5
  4. Status changed to complete
    1 Oct 2026, 16:25 BST
  5. Contract award notice published
    15 Oct 2026, 16:51 BST
    UK6
  6. Contract signature expected
    27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Update to description field.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £490,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Chartered Institute of HousingSME715879476 - Chartered Institute of Housing - Accredited Housing Qualifications3 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2027 · up to 2 Nov 2029Extensions: The extensions will be considered for a second & third year.£490,0001 Oct 2026standstill to 26 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPWG-8368-RJMG St George's House, DMS Whittington, Lichfield, West Midlands, WS149PYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Chartered Institute of HousingAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000727 Suites 5 & 6 Rowan House, Westwood Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8HSContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender