High Level Skills Capacity Evaluation.2

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£141,067published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Jun 2026

Awarded to Pearson Education Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is seeking to commission an evaluation of the higher levels skills capacity in the region, the findings of this assessment will help inform the new Higher Level Skills Strategy.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Jun 2026, 17:51 BST
Last source update: 3 Jun 2026, 17:51 BST
Authority reference: PRT-SKILLS-DCG-2025-002
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-052533
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ace4 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
3 Jun 2026, 17:51 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £141,0671 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Pearson Education Limited	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

High Level Skills Capacity Evaluation · Pearson Education Limited
Signed
2 Jun 2026
Value
£141,067
Period
3 Jun 2026 – 14 Jan 2029 · up to 28 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
An optional extension to 28/03/2029 at no extra cost to mitigate the risk of delayed delivery of the final report.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGMD-1353-PZVX 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham , West Midlands, B19 3SDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Pearson Education LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBHP-6465-TLVW 80 Strand, London, London, WC2R 0RLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Jun 2026, 17:51 BST