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# Lakes College Higher Education

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lakes-college-higher-education-ocds-h6vhtk-0783ca). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sellafield Limited: "Lakes College Higher Education". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Sellafield Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sellafield-limited-gov-ot1220)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,365,123 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lakes-college-higher-education-ocds-h6vhtk-0783ca#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0783ca`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lakes-college-higher-education-ocds-h6vhtk-0783ca#tl-md)

## Description
Sellafield Ltd are putting a direct award in place with Lakes College  for a period of Five years to ensure continuity of provision for learners who are already enrolled on Higher Education and Further Education programmes.
There are a number of learners currently on programme. As these programmes span numerous years, it is important that learners are able to complete their qualifications without unnecessary disruption or changes to their learning environment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80570000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Lakes College Higher Education (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Lakes College**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144765`
  - Value: £1,365,123 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 07/10/2026

- **Award:** Lakes College Higher Education (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Lakes College**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144765`
  - Value: £1,365,123 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F095231-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-08T13:00:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T21:17:42.154Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0783ca