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Published 22 Dec 2025, 12:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RBGKEW1499 IT Training · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£20,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to QA Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is seeking a provider of IT skills training services to enhance digital capability across the organisation. The appointed provider will offer access to high-quality online training courses that are aligned with Kew's current and emerging technology needs, supporting the development of technical skills at all levels.

This procurement directly underpins Kew's strategic technology roadmap by:

Building internal capability to implement, manage and optimise digital and IT solutions
Reducing reliance on external support for routine technical tasks
Enabling informed, data-driven decision-making across digital and IT programmes

Investing in structured IT skills development will ensure that Kew's workforce is equipped to adopt new technologies effectively, improve operational efficiency, and support the organisation's long-term digital transformation objectives.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Dec 2025, 12:13 GMT
Last source update: 22 Dec 2025, 12:13 GMT
Authority reference: RBGKEW1499
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-085349
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fb6e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
22 Dec 2025, 12:13 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £20,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
QA Limited	£20,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · QA Limited
Signed
1 Dec 2025
Value
£20,000
Period
1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 · up to 29 Nov 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension Options 1+1 year.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-CHC: 803428 · GB-PPON: PGTT-3583-QXLN THE HERBARIUM, KEW GREEN, London, TW9 3AEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

QA LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02413137 International House, 1 St Katharine's Way., London, London, E1W 1UNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Dec 2025, 12:13 GMT