Official UK procurement notice
Programmes and project management training supplier
Authority: British Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of this tender is to select a supplier for the Cultural Engagement's Programme and Project Management Learning and Development (CE PPM L and D). Although the Learning, Talent and Performance Team are submitting this tender, the L and D will be delivered by the Global Standards team which sits with Cultural Engagement Operations.
The agreement with the chosen supplier will cover the following:
APM Project Fundamentals Qualification (PFQ) (0.5-day x 2 per cohort to allow participant flexibility)
APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) (remote delivery to individual participants)
MSP Foundation and Practitioner (x 1 cohort of 12 individuals; virtual delivery)
Due to operational circumstances, these courses have a launch date of September each year. PFQ delivery should be completed by mid-October.
The operational budget is up to £80k for 2026-27, with anticipated rises for inflation in the following two financial years.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£320,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Award Criteria: Please see award criteria in the Invitation to Tender document.
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
- 1 Apr 2026, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 May 2026
- Authority reference
UK_1240- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030189- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067a62Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Apr 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 10:36 BST
- Clarification questions by195 days ago14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline181 days ago28 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by166 days ago13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published126 days ago22 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
- Standstill ends117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Apr 2026- Tender notice published1 Apr 2026, 10:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jun 2026, 14:20 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jun 2026, 14:20 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QA Limited6 Jul 2026 – 5 Jun 2028 · up to 5 Jun 2029Extensions: 1 further year. | £207,230 inc. VAT | 22 Jun 2026standstill to 1 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- QA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender