Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Exam Board Awarding Body
BuyerThe City of Liverpool College
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published18 Aug 2026
What is being bought
This notice relates to the exam boards the College utilises whose turnover exceeds the Light Touch limit over the previous 4 years. This notice relates to both City & Guilds and Pearson Education Ltd
Lot details
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleSpends relate to exam boards spends with both City & Guilds and Pearson Education
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
1
Statusactive
2
Statusactive
SupplierPEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED
Contracts
Exam Boards Awarding Body Spends
Statusactive
Value£1,373,801
Exam Board Awarding Body
Statusactive
Value£1,280,898
Documents & submission route
- Not published
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-06d35d |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 078552-2026 |
| Latest release timestamp | Tue Aug 18 2026 12:31:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 1 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 1 |
| Awards in latest release | 2 |
| Contracts in latest release | 2 |
| Parties in latest release | 3 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2026 | award, contract | 078552-2026 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | award, contract | 074714-2026 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | award, contract | 070341-2026 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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