Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Experience Assessment

Official notice

Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)

Direct awardVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£996,050published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to CIPD ENTERPRISES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Cabinet Office has awarded a contract for the provision of CIPD experience assessment, upgrading, and senior leader routes to Chartered Fellowship. The CIPD is the only professional body with the required platform to award these internationally recognised memberships, making them the sole provider for these specific experience-led routes.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedVCSE

Delivery: LondonEligibility: VCSE eligible

79633000 Staff development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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 May 2026, 14:43 BST
Last source update: 29 May 2026, 08:26 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-050568
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0694da Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: The CIPD holds the exclusive rights required to award these internationally recognised memberships, making them the sole provider for these specific experience-led routes.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2026

Transparency notice published
8 May 2026, 14:43 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
8 May 2026, 14:53 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 May 2026, 08:26 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £996,0501 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CIPD ENTERPRISES LTD26 May 2026 – 25 May 2029	£996,050	8 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · CIPD ENTERPRISES LTD
Signed
27 May 2026
Value
£996,050
Period
27 May 2026 – 25 May 2029 · up to 25 May 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Buyer may extend the Agreement for a period of up to 12 months by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The terms and conditions of the Agreement shall apply throughout any such extended period.
3 agreed KPIs: Assessment Speed · Reporting Timeliness · Customer Service Responsiveness
- Assessment Speed
- Reporting Timeliness
- Customer Service Responsiveness

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cabinet Office

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRVX-1591-PJVV 70 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2ASContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CIPD ENTERPRISES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02921009GB-PPON: PPDP-2448-CBCG 151 The Broadway, London, London, SW19 1JQContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 May 2026, 08:26 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 May 2026, 14:53 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender8 May 2026, 14:43 BST