Microsoft Training · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC22)

Awarded value£60,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 18 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to QA Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cloud Training Courses through QA Skills Licence

CPV: Education and training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Dec 2025, 14:29 GMT
Last source update: 18 Dec 2025, 14:29 GMT
Authority reference: F8971
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-084463
Classification (CPV): Education and training servicesTraining services
Delivery area: North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f955 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Direct Award via CCS G-Cloud 14

Publisher note: Direct Award via CCS G-Cloud14

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
QA Limited	£60,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Microsoft Training · QA Limited
Signed
18 Dec 2025
Value
£60,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, North East, NE332RLContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

CCS G-Cloud14Review body South Shields

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

QA LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02413137 1 St Katharine's Way, London, UK, E1W 1UN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.