Corporate subscription to Research in Practice

Official notice

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£39,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to National Children's Bureau2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Subscription to give all social work & social care related staff access to RiP for work related training and specialist information, including CPD opportunities which is a requirement of registration with Social Work England

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

80510000 Specialist 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Aug 2025, 13:47 BST
Last source update: 29 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-060574
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0589c8 Find a Tender

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
18 Aug 2025, 13:47 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
19 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
scheduled
Contract award notice published
29 Sept 2025, 11:54 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
29 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
30 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £39,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
National Children's BureauVCSE29 Sept 2025 – 1 Apr 2028	£39,000	19 Sept 2025	Awarded
National Children's Bureau19 Aug 2025 – 1 Apr 2028	£39,000same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · National Children's Bureau
Signed
15 Aug 2025
Value
£39,000
Period
19 Aug 2025 – 1 Apr 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Bradford Metropolitan and District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBWW-4714-TBHN City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 1HXContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BUREAUAwarded supplierGB-CHC: 258825GB-COH: 00952717 23 Mentmore Terrace, London, London, E8 3PNContact email
National Children’s BureauAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTRT-7524-JVJG 23 Mentmore Terrace, London, London, E8 3PNContact name, 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 Sept 2025, 15:13 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender29 Sept 2025, 11:54 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender18 Aug 2025, 13:47 BST