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Published 11 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
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ITT - Digital and AI Skills Training - UID 321

Historic England
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Above threshold
Open procedure
Training services
Training software package
UK
Published value
£180,000
≈ £61,462 / year
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2026, 09:30 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
2 yrs 11 mo
Starts 31 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Historic England: "ITT - Digital and AI Skills Training - UID 321". Published status: active. Published value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2026, 09:30 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

Official Requirement Description:

Historic England is seeking an experienced external provider to design, deliver and continuously improve an organisation-wide Digital and AI Capability Programme as part of its AI Adoption workstream. The programme aims to accelerate the responsible adoption of digital and AI technologies by increasing confidence and practical application across the workforce. The successful supplier will help assess current levels of digital and AI maturity, identify skill gaps, provide targeted learning opportunities and support sustainable behavior change. Working closely with the AI Adoption Manager, Learning & Development team and key stakeholders, the supplier will deliver a scalable programme that supports organisational priorities and evolves in response to learner needs and developments in AI technology. Full details can be found in the invitation to tender

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published valueAED 180,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    31 Oct 2026 — 3 Oct 2029 (2 yrs 11 mo)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    VCSE eligible

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Price: 20%
Quality: 80%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)SOFTCAT PLCHolds 48.6% of historical attributable spend
Moderate Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£122,923 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 2 yrs 11 mo
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Historic England

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Historic England. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    1Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 100%
    Supplier Concentration
    Moderate Concentration
    SOFTCAT PLCTop vendor: 48.6% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £3,167,917Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 13 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £69,822Robust (n=12)
    Middle 50% of awards: £33,898 – £166,900 · 36% of the sector median for CPV 48
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (13 active published awards)
    Coverage: 13 active published awards; 3 bid reports (which may be per lot); 12 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 48):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    SOFTCAT PLC2 wins£1,539,645No published budget
    ESRI (UK) LIMITED1 win£889,005No published budget
    SmartList Ltd trading as Codiance1 win£250,000No published budget
    EMBER TECHNOLOGY LTD1 win£139,200No published budget
    INTEGRATED BUSINESS SOFTWARE AND SOLUTIONS LIMITED1 win£121,650No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 48 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 15:35 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    4.895%
    CPV sector evidence · 130 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 2,757 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~74 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 198 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    2 updates
    1 deadline change
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 48)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDCRN: PNQM-8935-PYGQ
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    ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDCRN: PMDX-4517-DZXP
    		49 contracts£1,559,238,888At ceiling / not disclosed
    FORDWAY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRN: 02640206
    		5 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    AWS EMEA SARL
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Frontier Technology Ltd
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Google Commerce Ltd.
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    UKCloud Ltd
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    UKFast.Net Limited
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDCRN: 2299747
    		20 contracts£1,370,647,883At ceiling / not disclosed
    CAPGEMINI UK PLCCRN: 943935
    		19 contracts£1,000,975,996At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    ITT - Historic England Local Heritage Education Resources - UID 331Historic England · 8 Sept 2026, 13:56 BST
    		£125,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    similar value band
    ITT Learner Recruitment ‘lead find services’New College Swindon · 3 Sept 2026, 09:33 BST
    		£336,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Provision of Online Exams RenewalCOLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED · 3 Sept 2026, 14:56 BST
    		£450,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    DHSC : Global & Public Health: National SRbPA Support SchemeDepartment of Health & Social Care · 8 Sept 2026, 14:43 BST
    		£151,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Warehouse File Tracking SoftwareNHS Business Services Authority · 7 Sept 2026, 11:21 BST
    		£175,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 14:51 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTEstimated future notice10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTClassification (CPV)Training services, Training software package
    Delivery area
    UK
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06dc7a

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via In-tend
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Access & Registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    6 Oct 2026, 09:30 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      5 Aug 2026, 14:01 BST
    2. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
    3. engagement
      Not published · met
      We are seeking an external training provider to support our Digital and AI Adoption workstream through a digital and AI skills assessment, learning provision and capability-building programme. The gathered insights will help us understand whether the proposed initiative is realistic, what level of support may be required. This will be done Via an open tender procedure or possible via a GCA route.
    4. Clarification deadline
      25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    5. Submission deadline
      6 Oct 2026, 09:30 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Status changed to active
      11 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
    2. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
    3. procurement method changed
      11 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
    4. Submission deadline changed to 6 Oct 2026, 09:30 BST
      11 Sept 2026, 14:51 BST
    5. Official notice release published
      5 Aug 2026, 14:01 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Historic England

    Contracting authority
    GB-PPON-PXLY-5862-RMML
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    Official Documents & Specifications (3)

    Official links; attachments are not copied