VOA Invest in Apprentices (IIP Accreditation)

Official notice

Authority: HMRC Valuation Office (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionConcession

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£21,600published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Awarded 13 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Investors in People (IIP)

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.

The VOA is an organisation that invests in its apprentices, where the apprenticeship assessment framework was developed at the request of DfE.

The requirement is for Investors in People (IIP) to undertake an assessment of VOA, against the Invest In Apprentices framework, and to report and confirm accreditation whether at sliver, gold or platinum level award.

The assessment report will include recommendations of actions for VOA to take forward to improve the quality of support for its apprentices.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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: Concession
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: 14 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT
Last source update: 14 Jan 2026, 09:34 GMT
Authority reference: VOA/2025/037
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002935
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060543 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026

Transparency notice published
14 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
14 Jan 2026, 09:11 GMT
UK6
Contract details notice published
14 Jan 2026, 09:34 GMT
UK7
Contract signature expected
14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £21,6001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Investors in People (IIP)9 Feb 2026 – 8 Feb 2029	£21,600	13 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

VOA Invest in Apprentices - IIP Accreditation · Investors in People (IIP)
Signed
14 Jan 2026
Value
£21,600
Period
9 Feb 2026 – 8 Feb 2029
Status
active

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Investors in People (IIP)Awarded supplier Investors in People (IIP) 167 - 169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, London, W1W 5PFContact email
Investors in People (IIP)Awarded supplier 167 - 169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor,, London,, London, W1W 5PFContact email
Investors in People (IIP)Awarded supplier 167 - 169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, London, W1W 5PFContact 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 Tender14 Jan 2026, 09:34 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Jan 2026, 09:11 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender14 Jan 2026, 08:58 GMT