Examination Boards - Preliminary Market Engagement

Official notice

Authority: Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) (Education)

ServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable

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

Planned pipeline value£3,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 2 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this engagement is to gather information from potential suppliers to inform Ormiston Academies Trust's Exam Board procurement strategy and requirements.

CPV: Assessment centre services for recruitment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2032 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

79635000 Assessment centre services for recruitment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Last source update: 24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Authority reference: Examination Boards - PME
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-042945
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Assessment centre services for recruitment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0565d8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

24 Jul 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Market engagement
23 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗
Tender notice expected387 days ago
2 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
Contract starts296 days ago
1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 06982127 Unit G.05B, Assay Studios, 141 Newhall Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 1SFContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender24 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST