Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 2 Apr 2025, 16:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Money Guiders England Community Network

Official notice

Authority: MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£1,322,985≈ £661k / year · £1,587,582 inc. VAT · 1 value update2.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025awarded 29 Oct 2025
Awarded to Reed in Partnership Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 13 Nov 2027 · up to 13 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 14 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Money Guiders provide training, support, knowledge, skills, and confidence to individuals and organisations across the UK who deliver any kind of money guidance to the public.

This procurement is for a supplier to deliver a minimum of 100 events to a community of practitioners across England to facilitate learning and sharing with practitioner related to Money guidance

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,322,985
Contract period: 14 Nov 2025 – 13 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 13 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,322,985 exc. VAT · £1,587,582 inc. VAT
Extensions: optional extension will be 2 period of up to 12 months each

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price per quality point: Price per quality point for detail please refer to the Invitation to Tender document on the sourcing e-portal (Atamis)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Apr 2025, 16:08 BST
Last source update
8 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Oct 2025
Authority reference
C1307
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045385
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc39 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
5 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

For details please refer to the Invitation to Tender document on the sourcing e-portal (Atamis)

Please ensure your are registered to Atamis to review tender documents and to submit your bid

atamis-maps.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

2 Apr 2025 → 8 Dec 2025 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 16:08 BST
  2. Market engagement
    22 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    The purpose of the preliminary market engagement is to gain insight into market interest for this opportunity, determine capability and capacity and obtain your input in developing the specification for the proposed solution.

    We are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, at 2 pm. To register for this event please use the link below.

    events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5a6df379-db9f-… ↗

    If you encounter any issues with registration, contact [email protected] with reference "C0868 Money Guiders England Community Network - Webinar".

  3. Next notice expected
    23 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 16:59 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    5 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent359 days ago
    29 Oct 2025
  7. Award decision expected by358 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Standstill ends349 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract starts343 days ago
    14 Nov 2025
  10. Latest notice published318 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Apr 2025, 16:08 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    1 Aug 2025, 16:59 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £1,322,985
    1 Aug 2025, 16:59 BST
    was £1,166,667
  4. Status changed to active
    1 Aug 2025, 16:59 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    1 Aug 2025, 16:59 BST
  6. Deadline published: 5 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
    1 Aug 2025, 16:59 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 12:24 GMT
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    29 Oct 2025, 12:24 GMT
  9. Contract signature expected
    10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    8 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 2 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,294,9871 award exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Reed in Partnership Ltd17 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2027 · up to 16 Nov 2029Extensions: there are two optional extension each of up to 12 months. The maximum period the contract can be extended for is 2 years£1,294,98729 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Reed in Partnership Ltd

    Signed
    17 Nov 2025
    Value
    £1,294,987
    Period
    17 Nov 2025 – 16 Nov 2027 · up to 16 Nov 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Two optional extensions available of up to 12 month each

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders21—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 07172704 · GB-PPON: PYCD-3829-CVCG Money & Pensions Service Borough Hall, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9ABContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00851645GB-PPON: PRBL-7293-HRJP Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane, London, London, WC2A 1DTContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure