Yearly Validation Charge · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The City of Liverpool College (Education)

Below threshold - without competitionConcession

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD72)

Awarded value£70,680published contract · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Awarded 29 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to The Open University

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Yearly Validation Charge for 2024/25

This is paid in three instalments in May, June and July.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North West

80000000 Education and training services

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: 9 Jun 2025, 15:37 BST
Last source update: 9 Jun 2025, 15:37 BST
Authority reference: ETQ 1312
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-031021
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05457f Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
9 Jun 2025, 15:37 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £70,6801 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Open University	£70,680 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Yearly Validation Charge · The Open University
Signed
29 Apr 2025
Value
£70,680
Period
30 Apr 2025 – 28 Apr 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The City of Liverpool College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGX-5416-YRGY · GB-UKPRN: 10003955 The City of Liverpool College, The Learning Exchange, Liverpool, North West, L1 9DWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

THE OPEN UNIVERSITYAwarded supplierGB-CHC: RC000391GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Jun 2025, 15:37 BST