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Published 12 Mar 2026, 10:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Neurodiversity Assessment Platform · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Construction Industry Training Board (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£165,000≈ £55k / year · £198,000 inc. VAT3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2026awarded 28 Apr 2026
Awarded to Cognassist UK Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CITB seeks to procure a Supplier to deliver a Neurodiversity Assessment Platform for use across the National Construction Colleges (NCC) in England and Scotland. The platform will support early, consistent identification of learning difficulties and differences affecting apprentices’ learning, progression and End Point Assessment (EPA) and other exams and assessments.

CPV: Educational software development services · Educational software package · Platform interconnectivity software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£165,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensionsValue: £165,000 exc. VAT · £198,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Two periods of 12 months
48190000 Educational software package72212190 Educational software development services72212211 Platform interconnectivity software development services

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70%
  • Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
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
12 Mar 2026, 10:24 GMT
Last source update
4 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 15 May 2026
Authority reference
EDUT-2026-029
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-022189
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Educational software development servicesEducational software packagePlatform interconnectivity software development services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06680f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
8 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Mar 2026
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-Peterboro… ↗

Timeline

12 Mar 2026 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published222 days ago
    12 Mar 2026, 10:24 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by209 days ago
    26 Mar 2026
  3. Submission deadline196 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent176 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by158 days ago
    15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Latest notice published138 days ago
    4 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
  7. Contract starts81 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    12 Mar 2026, 10:24 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 16:38 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    28 Apr 2026, 16:38 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    4 Jun 2026, 14:51 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £170,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 11 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cognassist UK LtdSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 1 Aug 2031Extensions: Two periods of 12 months£170,00028 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Cognassist UK LtdSME

    Signed
    11 May 2026
    Value
    £170,000
    Period
    1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 1 Aug 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Two periods of 12 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGZW-2274-ZBTV 4 Cyrus Way, Hampton, Peterborough, East of England, PE7 8HPContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Cognassist UK LtdAwarded supplier Rmt Accountants & Business Advisers Ltd, Unit 2, Gosforth, Park Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE12 8EGContact name, email, phone
  • Cognassist UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGML-8298-LWBY Rmt Accountants & Business Advisers Ltd, Unit 2, Gosforth, Park Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE12 8EGContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender