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Published 11 Sept 2025, 09:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Learning Management System (LMS) and Performance Management System (PMS)

Official notice

Authority: Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult (Public body)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£156,000published award · inc. VAT
Awarded 11 Sept 2025
Awarded to Access UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The CGT Catapult Learning and Development (L&D) and Human Resources (HR) function currently uses a centralised online system which offers a combined Learning Management System (LMS), a Performance Management System (PMS) to support employee learning and development and a complementary talent management tool for talent management and succession planning.

The CGT Catapult Skills team is externally facing and uses a separate LMS to deliver industry relevant training content to customers that is hosted directly on the LMS, and to sign-post relevant training from our third-party partners, which directs users onto external websites (currently known as the Life Sciences Learner Hub (LSLH)). Following the end of a period of Government (Innovate UK) funding provided in relation to the Life Sciences Learner Hub (amongst other skills initiatives, access for users is transitioning to a commercial model with the use of paid memberships. The Skills team also delivers commercial training in-person at our Skills and Training Laboratories and are planning to design digital training which will be monetised and hosted on the LMS.

The contract with our current LMS and PMS provider for internal employees is due to end on 9th December 2025. We intend to terminate the contract with our current LMS provider for external customers in October 2025. We are therefore looking to award a 3+1+1 contract for a replacement provider of an LMS (both for internal use and to host the external solution, the LSLH) and a PMS with a complementary talent management solution to our preferred supplier before 18th August 2025.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
11 Sept 2025, 09:49 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 12:39 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059657
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05983e Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2025
  1. Contract award notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 09:49 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 12:39 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £156,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Access UK LtdSME30 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: Three year contract with possibility to extend for two more years (3+1+1)£156,000 inc. VAT11 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Access UK LtdSME

    Signed
    16 Sept 2025
    Value
    £156,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    30 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Three year contract with possibility to extend for two more years (3+1+1)

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07964711 · GB-PPON: PNLN-8116-PBCH 12th Floor Tower Wing B, London, London, SE1 9RTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ACCESS UK LTDAwarded supplier The Access Group Access UK Limited Loughborough University Campus The Armstrong Building 10 Oakwood Drive Loughborough LE11 3QF, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE11 3QFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender