Official UK procurement notice
Exam Board Awarding Body · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The City of Liverpool College (Education)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD72)
Awarded value£2,654,6992 awards · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to City & Guilds +2 more2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice relates to the exam boards the College utilises whose turnover exceeds the Light Touch limit over the previous 4 years. This notice relates to both City & Guilds and Pearson Education Ltd
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Light touch regime
- 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
- 24 Jul 2026, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078552- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d35dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Spends relate to exam boards spends with both City & Guilds and Pearson Education
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Aug 2026 → 18 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published63 days ago18 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST
- Standstill ends62 days ago18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published24 Jul 2026, 14:24 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 Aug 2026, 13:04 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published18 Aug 2026, 13:31 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £2,654,6992 awards exc. VAT
Contracts signed 2latest 18 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City & Guilds, City & Guilds of London Institutejoint award1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 | £1,373,801 | 6 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Pearson Education LimitedExam Boards Awarding Body1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 | £1,280,898 | 6 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Exam Boards Awarding Body Spends · City & Guilds, City & Guilds of London Institute
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £1,373,801
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027
- Status
- active
Exam Board Awarding Body · Pearson Education Limited
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £1,280,898
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- CITY & GUILDS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTEAwarded supplier
- PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender