Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice
Published 25 Feb 2026, 13:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RICS Online Professional Support Packages

Official notice

Authority: HMRC Valuation Office (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£240,400published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to RICS INTERNATIONAL LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Awarded contract - this means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier and is being published for transparency purposes only.

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Online Academy Development Support Packages are a core resource utilised to support the developing surveyor pipeline to upskill qualified surveyors. This learning is necessary to support the surveyor pipeline and capability within the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
25 Feb 2026, 13:48 GMT
Last source update
11 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT
Authority reference
VOA/2025/038
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016916
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c13 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance; Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons

Published justification

Direct Award Without Competition was our chosen route, under Procurement Act 2023: Section 41, Schedule 5, Para 4 (Single Suppliers).

RICS are in a single supplier situation and the only provider of learning of sufficient breadth, quality and subject.

RICS Online Academy Development Support Packages are a core resource utilised to support the developing surveyor pipeline and capability within the Valuation Office Agency.

Previously sourced directly through CSL (Government Campus) however this route is currently not available due to on-going contract retendering exercise

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

6 Mar 2026 → 11 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends228 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published223 days ago
    11 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 13:48 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 14:03 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    7 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    11 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £240,4001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
RICS INTERNATIONAL LTD7 Mar 2026 – 6 Mar 2027£240,40025 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • RICS Online Professional Support Packages · RICS INTERNATIONAL LTD

    Signed
    6 Mar 2026
    Value
    £240,400
    Period
    7 Mar 2026 – 6 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Supply of standard off the shelf commercial training packages.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Valuation Office Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLBJ-4721-TQQJ 8th Floor, 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • RICS International LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06434791GB-PPON: PYHQ-6948-BZPP 12 Great George Street, London, London, SW1P 3ADContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender