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# National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-centre-for-computing-education-ncce-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc6c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Training programme services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-centre-for-computing-education-ncce-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc6c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06dc6c`

## 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/national-centre-for-computing-education-ncce-ocds-h6vhtk-06dc6c#tl-md)

## Description
The Department for Education intends to procure a lead supplier, or consortium led by a lead supplier, to deliver the next phase of the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE), a national programme designed to improve computing education through professional development, teacher capability building, targeted school support, curriculum and qualification reform readiness activity, stakeholder engagement, digital services, monitoring and evaluation. The programme is expected to comprise a universal computing continuing professional development (CPD) offer alongside targeted interventions designed to improve participation, strengthen school capability and support digital skills progression pathways
The service is expected to include the design, development and delivery of a national computing CPD offer; support for teachers and school leaders; targeted activity to address participation and attainment gaps; support for curriculum and qualification reform readiness; stakeholder engagement and communications; monitoring and evaluation; and associated digital, data and programme management services. Delivery is anticipated to be primarily through scalable online provision, supplemented by targeted interventions where appropriate.
The purpose of the upcoming market engagement event is to provide potential suppliers with an overview of the planned procurement, including the anticipated requirements and indicative timescales. The event will also allow the Department to engage with the market at an early stage and gather supplier feedback to help inform the procurement approach. Suppliers attending the event may be invited to complete a feedback questionnaire following the session.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 80000000, 80500000, 80521000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 26/09/2027 to 26/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F092026-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-29T14:59:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:49:10.674Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06dc6c