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Published 5 Oct 2026, 08:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Arctic Shores UNA Pro assessment platform

Official notice

Authority: Department for Work & Pensions (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Awarded value£27,400published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Arctic Shores Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Arctic Shores UNA Pro assessment platform.

The Talent Centre of Expertise (TCoE) wishes to procure a game-based behavioural assessment solution to support pilot activity with approximately 200 participants across multiple talent cohorts. The assessment platform uses task-based methodologies to provide objective insight into participant behaviours, strengths, decision-making styles, learning agility, resilience, problem-solving capability, and leadership potential. The pilot will evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, inclusivity, and scalability of the Arctic Shores assessment approach across several talent cohorts. Outcomes will be used to assess user experience, stakeholder feedback, quality of insights, potential diversity benefits, and the value that behavioural assessment data can add to talent decision-making processes.

The pilot will run for an initial six-month period.

Processed by SSCL

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
80511000 Staff 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
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Oct 2026, 08:38 BST
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 08:38 BST
Authority reference
39050372500
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093594
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)+1 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078041 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £27,4001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Arctic Shores LimitedSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Arctic Shores LimitedSME

    Signed
    5 Oct 2026
    Value
    £27,400
    Period
    6 Oct 2026 — 5 Apr 2027
    Status
    active

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 08:38 BSTUK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Work & Pensions

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJCP-7274-TLRQ Caxton House 7th Floor 6-12 Tothill Street, London, London, SW1H 9NA [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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