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Official UK procurement notice

Provision of PRINCE2® Examination and Certification Services

Authority: Business Services Organisation (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submission deadline 24 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The intended contract is for the supply of official Prince2 e-vouchers to be redeemed for items such as Official Training Materials (OTM), examvouchers and one-year PeopleCert Plus membership subscriptions to allow for mock exams and re-takes to be accessed.

The contract will supply the HSC LeadershipCentre, part of Business Services Organisation, as an Authorised Training Organisation (ATO) for Prince2 training for a period of two years and 7months, up to a contract value of £550,000

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland
80510000 Specialist training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054800
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification
This direct award to PeopleCert is justified under the Procurement Act 2023, Section 41(1)(b), which allows a contracting authority to award a public contract without advertising where: "the contract can only be supplied by a particular supplier for technical reasons, or because of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights." a) Exclusive Intellectual Property Rights PeopleCert is the exclusive owner more…of the intellectual property for PRINCE2®, following its acquisition of Axelos. This includes all courseware, examination content, certification frameworks, and trademark rights. No other provider may legally replicate or certify against PRINCE2® without direct authorisation from PeopleCert. b) Sole Awarding Body PeopleCert is the sole global awarding body authorised to deliver PRINCE2® certifications. While third-party training organisations may be accredited to deliver training, all examinations, marking, and certification are exclusively administered through PeopleCert systems and under its control. c) No Reasonable or Lawful Alternatives Because of PeopleCert's exclusive legal control over PRINCE2®, there are no other providers capable of lawfully delivering both the training and valid certification. Any attempt to procure this service from a non-approved source would result in unaccredited training and invalid certification.
Review and risk notes
Risks
PeopleCert (UK) are bought out by another body/entity so contract supplier needs to be changed accordingly. PeopleCert (UK) rebrand and so contract name needs to be changed accordingly. Method of supply of examination and certification services changes substantially requiring a review of the contract

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Standstill ends
    3 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £550,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PEOPLECERT QUALIFICATIONS LTD1 Sept 2025 — 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029
Extensions: One year extension allowed for in case soles upplier is unable to join a UK procurement framework during the initial contracted period. · Options: The accreditation fees of additional more…certified trainers Annual accrediation fees Audit fees Any revisions/additions to required resources to maintain compliance with the awarding body in regard to any authorised Prince2® syllabus.
£550,00024 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · PEOPLECERT QUALIFICATIONS LTD

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Status
    cancelled (8 Aug 2025) — Incorrect supplier selected from Find A Tender supplier list when creating previous notices UK5 and UK6.

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BSTUK12
  2. Status changed
    8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    8 Aug 2025, 12:13 BST
  5. Contract signature expected
    4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  6. Contract award notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 15:59 BSTUK6
  7. Transparency notice published
    12 Jun 2025, 16:25 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business Services Organisation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PCQH-8657-NGMT 2 Franklin Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DQ

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

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