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Published 9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

National Qualifications

UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited
services
Framework
Above threshold
Competitive flexible procedure
Education and training services
London (UKI)
Published value
£3,000,000
≈ £599,671 / year
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
18 Sept 2026, 13:30 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
5 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited: "National Qualifications". Published status: active. Published value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: eu.mu.ariba.com.
Official Requirement Description:
National qualifications including supported studies

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #LOT-0001
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£3,000,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    4 Jan 2027 — 3 Jan 2032 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    This procurement relates to the provision of National Qualifications and Supported Studies services. The qualifications identified within the Scope of Works represent the current anticipated requirements and should not be considered an exhaustive list. During the term of the Contract, UK Power Networks may require the delivery of additional or revised qualifications to meet the evolving business needs. The appointed Supplier/Suppliers will be expected to support such requirements in accordance with the terms and scope of the Contract · Up to 3 years.

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Technical Assessment: 35%
Best and Final Offer: 65%
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£1,199,343 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Requires 5 comparable published awards
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsEarly evidence: fewer than 3 attributable awards
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 80 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 17:26 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 234 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 3,398 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~41 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 208 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 80)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
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    similar value band
    matching published text
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    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
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    same CPV family
    similar value band
    matching published text
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    similar value band
    matching published text
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    similar value band
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    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureFramework agreementCompetition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BSTLast source update9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 16 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Education and training services
    Delivery areaLocation not published
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f5e4

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via SAP Ariba
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
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    Access & Registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
    Expression of interest (EOI)
    5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
    		Tender submission deadline
    5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    18 Sept 2026, 13:30 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      18 Sept 2026, 13:30 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      5 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      9 Sept 2026, 15:47 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited

    Contracting authority
    GB-COH-03870728
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    Official Documents & Specifications (4)

    Official links; attachments are not copied