Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Robert.ALEXANDER@education.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3700002288
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans - Support Hubs (2026 Additional services)
Reference number
ef2b2ab0-7724-4fb6-ad6d-edb82fb3f0b8
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans - Support Hubs (2026 additional services)
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
These digital services are primarily available to teachers and education settings within England and the United Kingdom.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
This contract is for the design, development, and delivery of a Digital Support Hub under the Department for Education’s Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans programme. The Support Hub provides guidance to improve capability and confidence for individual education settings to embed climate change and sustainability in their operations.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
15 December 2025
End date
31 March 2026
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2023/S 000-019379
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
Con_23620
Title
Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans - (2026 Additional services)
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
15 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
TPX Impact Limited
2 Whitechapel Road, 2nd Floor, The Hickman
London
E1 1EW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
06472420
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £2,908,200
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
seven.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73120000 - Experimental development services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
These digital services are primarily available to teachers and education settings within England and the United Kingdom.
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
This contract is for the design, development, and delivery of a Digital Support Hub under the Department for Education’s Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans programme. The Support Hub provides guidance to improve capability and confidence for individual education settings to embed climate change and sustainability in their operations.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
15 December 2025
End date
31 March 2026
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£2,908,200
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
TPX Impact Limited
2 Whitechapel Road, 2nd Floor, The Hickman
London
E1 1EW
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
National registration number
06472420
Internet address
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
This modification introduces additional services to address gaps in the current provision and enhance the quality of content available on the platform. It includes design and functionality improvements to optimise the user experience of the Sustainability Support for Education hub. Furthermore, Key Performance Indicators previously agreed during contract management meetings are now formally incorporated into the contract. These additional services total £126,650 (exclusive of VAT).
Please note. This modification does not extend the duration of the contract, which was previously extended under the contract’s extension clauses and in line with Regulation 72(1)(a), at a value of £403,550 (exclusive of VAT) until 31 March 2026.
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Due to the Department’s obligation to reduction the carbon emissions of the Education Estate, and due to the voluntary nature of the Climate Ambassadors programme, the need to increase user engagement and site decarbonisation resources has become necessary.
As TPx have designed and developed bespoke digital tools under this contract, and as there is a need to assess and improve the performance of these services, this requirement is not interchangeable with other suppliers for technical reasons.
Due to the above technical barriers, a change in contractor would result in substantial duplication of costs. This is because the Department would incur considerable expense in training a new contractor to develop a comprehensive understanding of the services, which is required to assess the contract’s current gaps and identify ways to improve its performance.
The original contract value was £2,378,000. All cumulative variations to date total £530,200, amounting to 22.30% of the original contract value.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £2,781,550
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £2,908,200