Official UK procurement notice
BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo design and deliver a training course and BASIS accreditation for 20 Natural England staff in gamebird management to support the Enforcement and Appeals Team's critical reform work on gamebird licensing compliance monitoring.
The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust are the sole supplier of the BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management (Lowland). There are no other training providers who offer this accredited programme. This Certificate is the only accredited programme available in England for professionals working in gamebird management.
This bid has gone through the Learning and Development application and scrutiny process and has been awarded funding in response to a requirement to support ongoing critical reform work. This includes confirming via Government Campus and Civil Service Learning that no other programmes exist.
The quoted price represents good value for money when compared against BASIS registered courses for similar topics at the same academic level.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 8 Oct 2026, 13:11 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 12:17 BST
- Authority reference
C35779- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097430- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0783b7Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published8 Oct 2026, 13:11 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Oct 2026, 12:17 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust13 Jan 2027 – 15 Jan 2027 | £13,652 | — | Standstill |
| Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
BASIS Certificate in Gamebird Management · Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2026
- Value
- £13,652
- Period
- 13 Jan 2027 – 15 Jan 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Game and Wildlife Conservation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender