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# Centralised Civil Service Learning and Training Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/centralised-civil-service-learning-and-training-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca70). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cabinet Office: "Centralised Civil Service Learning and Training Services". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cabinet Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cabinet-office-gov-d2)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £380,000,000 (exc. VAT, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/centralised-civil-service-learning-and-training-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca70#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ca70`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/centralised-civil-service-learning-and-training-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca70#tl-md)

## Description
On 20 January 2026, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister announced that a new National School of Government and Public Services (the "National School") would be established.
The National School, led by the Cabinet Office, will drive a new approach to delivering skills across the Civil Service and will be responsible for training across the Civil Service, providing high quality learning and development, including in priorities such as digital and artificial intelligence, leadership and management.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office (the "Authority") has decided to accelerate the transition to the National School in order to realise the benefits that it will bring, and improve overall value for money sooner than originally anticipated.
Contracts for the provision of centralised Civil Service learning and training services are to be awarded to each of KPMG LLP and Ernst & Young LLP to cover this transition period to the National School. Both suppliers have existing contracts for the same services in place with the Authority, which are due to expire in January 2027 and the intention is that these contracts will replace those existing contracts and will enable and facilitate a faster transition to the National School.
The contract values stated in this notice are estimates of the maximum value of each contract. However; no guarantees are given by the Authority in relation to the volume or value of the services that will be instructed under the contracts.
The contracts will be awarded by the Authority, however the services can be used by any of the bodies identified below (and their successors), and the contracts will be entered into for the benefit of the Authority and for the benefit of all such bodies that use the services from time to time:
- All Ministerial Government Departments;
- Non Ministerial Government Departments;
- Executive Agencies of government and other subsidiary bodies;
- Civil service bodies;
- All non-Crown Status Government Companies wholly or partly owned by Central Government Departments and their subsidiaries;
- The non-Departmental Public Bodies, other Public Bodies, Public Corporations and their subsidiary bodies sponsored by Central Government Departments which are not covered by the above categories;
- All new bodies created which fall within the criteria set out above;
- Those listed and maintained by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) as being part of Central Government at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/economicstatisticsclassifications/introductiontoeconomicstatisticsclassifications or any replacement or updated web-link.
Direct Award Justification (as set out in the Transparency Notice published on 14 July 2026):
The contracts that are to be awarded to each of Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG LLP fall within the grounds for a direct award under paragraph 7 (Additional or repeat goods, services or works) of Schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023 as they concern the supply of service...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/centralised-civil-service-learning-and-training-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca70)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **KPMG LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-OC301540`
  - Value: £266,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/09/2026

- **Award:** 2 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **Ernst & Young LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184881`
  - Value: £114,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F092872-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-01T12:55:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T19:51:27.985Z
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