Official UK procurement notice
Delivery of VTCT Level 7 Diploma in Applied Financial Trading
Authority: Loughborough University (Education)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£450,000≈ £150k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT13.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2026awarded 19 Aug 2026
Awarded to ZISHI Cornerstone Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2030 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLoughborough University requires an experienced training provider to deliver a 6-week in-person postgraduate module incorporating the VTCT Level 7 Diploma in Applied Financial Trading (QN 603/7480/9). The module forms part of the MSc Finance and Global Trading programme and includes teaching delivery, provision of professional trading simulation platform, assessment, and VTCT certification for cohorts of 10-30 students annually.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 55 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jun 2026, 11:09 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 09:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
LU01023- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051270- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aa07Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Jun 2026 → 1 Jun 2027 · 7 dates- Tender notice published144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 11:09 BST
- Submission deadline112 days ago3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by81 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent66 days ago19 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends56 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published36 days ago17 Sept 2026, 09:14 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 220 days1 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jun 2026- Tender notice published1 Jun 2026, 11:09 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Aug 2026, 14:24 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 14:24 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Sept 2026, 09:14 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £390,6251 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZISHI Cornerstone LimitedSME1 Jun 2027 – 31 May 2030 · up to 31 May 2032Extensions: The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 2 occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion | £390,625 | 19 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ZISHI Cornerstone LimitedSME
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2026
- Value
- £390,625
- Period
- 1 Jun 2027 – 31 May 2030 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 2 occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ZISHI Cornerstone LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender