{ "uri": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsRecordPackages/ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d", "publisher": { "name": "Cabinet Office", "scheme": "GB-GOR", "uid": "D2", "uri": "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office" }, "publishedDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "license": "http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "publicationPolicy": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-contracting", "version": "1.1", "extensions": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ], "packages": [ "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsRecordPackages/ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d" ], "records": [ { "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d", "releases": [ { "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d", "id": "058222-2025", "tag": [ "award", "contract" ], "date": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "name": "Department for Education", "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PDZG-3487-DPVD" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SW1P3BT", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "PolicyAssurance.COMMERCIALQUERIES@education.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ] } }, { "name": "King’s College London", "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "RC000297" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "King's College London, Strand", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "WC2R 2LS", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "policy-institute@kcl.ac.uk" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large", "vcse": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "name": "Department for Education" }, "tender": { "id": "project_10124", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "description": "This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Postgraduate Learning Offer (KCL PGL2) from January 2026. This will include enrolment on standalone modules up until July 2027, with the final enrolment point for the postgraduate certificate/ diploma in March 2027. Designed with the UK Civil Service, the KCL PGL2 is designed for mid-career civil servants, to support their development at level 2 of the policy profession standards. This offer is designed to be flexible and modular.\nThis direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver mid-career accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision at this level, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide flexible, modular learning explicitly aligned to the policy profession standards. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles , as it represents a significant saving in comparison to the current per student cost \nThe Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market", "status": "complete", "procurementMethod": "direct", "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award", "procurementMethodRationale": "KCL is the only supplier that could deliver the conclusion of 2025 diploma cohort without disruption to learners, due to the conclusion of the current Framework. Due to recruitment timelines (beginning October 2025), it will be impossible to have a new supplier in place for the delivery of the January 2026 cohort. A quotation from the supplier indicates an estimated saving of £145,070 across government when compared to the current contract, based off historic average student volumes. This extension would allow time for us to test requirements against the open market through a full procurement exercise.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" } ], "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "id": "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "status": "pending", "value": { "amountGross": 2751328, "amount": 2751328, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": "King’s College London" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "80300000", "description": "Higher education services" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "documents": [ { "id": "058222-2025", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK5", "description": "Transparency notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058222-2025", "datePublished": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": "futureSignatureDate", "dueDate": "2025-10-10T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ] } ], "language": "en", "extensions": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ] }, { "id": "058264-2025", "tag": [ "award", "contract" ], "date": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "initiationType": "tender", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d", "parties": [ { "name": "Department for Education", "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PDZG-3487-DPVD" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SW1P3BT", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "PolicyAssurance.COMMERCIALQUERIES@education.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ] } }, { "name": "King’s College London", "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "RC000297" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "King's College London, Strand", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "WC2R 2LS", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "policy-institute@kcl.ac.uk" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large", "vcse": false, "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false, "shelteredWorkshop": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "name": "Department for Education" }, "tender": { "id": "project_10124", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "description": "This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Postgraduate Learning Offer (KCL PGL2) from January 2026. This will include enrolment on standalone modules up until July 2027, with the final enrolment point for the postgraduate certificate/ diploma in March 2027. Designed with the UK Civil Service, the KCL PGL2 is designed for mid-career civil servants, to support their development at level 2 of the policy profession standards. This offer is designed to be flexible and modular.\nThis direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver mid-career accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision at this level, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide flexible, modular learning explicitly aligned to the policy profession standards. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles , as it represents a significant saving in comparison to the current per student cost \nThe Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market", "status": "complete", "procurementMethod": "direct", "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "status": "pending", "date": "2025-09-17T00:00:00+01:00", "value": { "amountGross": 2751328, "amount": 2751328, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": "King’s College London" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "80300000", "description": "Higher education services" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "standstillPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-09-30T23:59:59+01:00" }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "documents": [ { "id": "058264-2025", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK6", "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058264-2025", "datePublished": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": "futureSignatureDate", "dueDate": "2025-10-10T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ] } ], "language": "en", "extensions": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ] }, { "id": "061685-2025", "tag": [ "awardUpdate", "contractUpdate" ], "date": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "initiationType": "tender", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d", "parties": [ { "name": "Department for Education", "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PDZG-3487-DPVD" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SW1P3BT", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "Core.PROCUREMENT@education.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ] } }, { "name": "King’s College London", "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "RC000297" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "King's College London, Strand", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "WC2R 2LS", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "policy-institute@kcl.ac.uk" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large", "vcse": false, "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false, "shelteredWorkshop": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "name": "Department for Education" }, "tender": { "id": "project_10124", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "description": "This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Postgraduate Learning Offer (KCL PGL2) from January 2026. This will include enrolment on standalone modules up until July 2027, with the final enrolment point for the postgraduate certificate/ diploma in March 2027. Designed with the UK Civil Service, the KCL PGL2 is designed for mid-career civil servants, to support their development at level 2 of the policy profession standards. This offer is designed to be flexible and modular.\nThis direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver mid-career accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision at this level, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide flexible, modular learning explicitly aligned to the policy profession standards. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles , as it represents a significant saving in comparison to the current per student cost \nThe Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market", "status": "complete", "procurementMethod": "direct", "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "status": "pending", "date": "2025-09-17T00:00:00+01:00", "value": { "amountGross": 2751328, "amount": 2751328, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": "King’s College London" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "80300000", "description": "Higher education services" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "standstillPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-09-30T23:59:59+01:00" }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "documents": [ { "id": "061685-2025", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK6", "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061685-2025", "datePublished": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": "futureSignatureDate", "dueDate": "2025-10-10T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ] } ], "language": "en", "extensions": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ] }, { "buyerID": [], "id": "087893-2026", "tag": [ "award", "contract" ], "date": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "initiationType": "tender", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d", "parties": [ { "name": "Department for Education", "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PDZG-3487-DPVD" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SW1P3BT", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "PolicyAssurance.COMMERCIALQUERIES@education.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ] } }, { "name": "Kings College London", "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "RC000297" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Kings College London, Strand", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "WC2R 2LS", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "policy-institute@kcl.ac.uk" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large", "vcse": false, "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false, "shelteredWorkshop": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "name": "Department for Education" }, "tender": { "id": "project_10124", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "description": "This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Postgraduate Learning Offer (KCL PGL2) from January 2026. This will include enrolment on standalone modules up until July 2027, with the final enrolment point for the postgraduate certificate/ diploma in March 2027. Designed with the UK Civil Service, the KCL PGL2 is designed for mid-career civil servants, to support their development at level 2 of the policy profession standards. This offer is designed to be flexible and modular.\nThis direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver mid-career accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision at this level, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide flexible, modular learning explicitly aligned to the policy profession standards. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles , as it represents a significant saving in comparison to the current per student cost \nThe Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market\nThis notice was originally published on 5 January 2026 which was incorrectly linked to ocds-h6vhtk-059e77. This was a mistake due to a linkage error. This notice is to correct the error and clearly show the contract was awarded. The notice this record replaces can be found here 2026/S 000-000407", "status": "complete", "procurementMethod": "direct", "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award", "procurementMethodRationale": "KCL is the only supplier that could deliver the conclusion of 2025 diploma cohort without disruption to learners, due to the conclusion of the Learning Frameworks Termination Assistance Period. Due to recruitment timelines (beginning October 2025), it will be impossible to have a new supplier in place for the delivery of the January 2026 cohort. A quotation from the supplier indicates an estimated saving of £145,070 across government when compared to the learning framework, based off historic average student volumes. This extension would allow time for us to test requirements against the open market through a full procurement exercise.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete", "description": null } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" } ], "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "id": "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "2", "status": "active", "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": "Kings College London" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "80300000", "description": "Higher education services" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "relatedLots": [ "1" ] } ], "contracts": [ { "id": "2", "awardID": "2", "status": "active", "period": { "startDate": "2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "value": { "amountGross": 2751328, "amount": 2751328, "currency": "GBP" }, "aboveThreshold": true, "dateSigned": "2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00", "agreedMetrics": [ { "id": "1", "title": "Social value: Public Accessibility of Academic Expertise", "description": "Number of public facing academic \nevents hosted or \ndelivered annually.\nMeasurement: \nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier", "observations": [ { "period": { "durationInMonths": 12 }, "id": "frequency" } ] }, { "id": "2", "title": "Survey satisfaction score", "description": "Average satisfaction \nscore from \npostgraduate \nlearners (via Evasys \nsurveys)\nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier", "observations": [ { "period": { "durationInMonths": 12 }, "id": "frequency" } ] }, { "id": "3", "title": "Course Completion Rate", "description": "Measures the \npercentage of \nenrolled \npostgraduate \nstudents who \nsuccessfully \ncomplete the coursewithin the agreed \ntimeframe.\nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier", "observations": [ { "period": { "durationInMonths": 12 }, "id": "frequency" } ] } ], "statusDetails": null, "documents": [ { "id": "087893-2026", "documentType": "contractNotice", "noticeType": "UK7", "description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087893-2026", "datePublished": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] } ], "language": "en", "extensions": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_performance_failures_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ] } ], "compiledRelease": { "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d-2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "date": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d", "initiationType": "tender", "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "name": "Department for Education", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-PPON", "id": "PDZG-3487-DPVD" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "SW1P3BT", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "PolicyAssurance.COMMERCIALQUERIES@education.gov.uk" }, "roles": [ "buyer" ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ] } }, { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": "Kings College London", "identifier": { "scheme": "GB-COH", "id": "RC000297" }, "address": { "streetAddress": "Kings College London, Strand", "locality": "London", "postalCode": "WC2R 2LS", "country": "GB", "countryName": "United Kingdom", "region": "UKI32" }, "contactPoint": { "email": "policy-institute@kcl.ac.uk" }, "roles": [ "supplier" ], "details": { "scale": "large", "vcse": false, "publicServiceMissionOrganization": false, "shelteredWorkshop": false } } ], "buyer": { "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "name": "Department for Education" }, "tender": { "id": "project_10124", "legalBasis": { "id": "2023/54", "scheme": "UKPGA", "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" }, "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "description": "This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Postgraduate Learning Offer (KCL PGL2) from January 2026. This will include enrolment on standalone modules up until July 2027, with the final enrolment point for the postgraduate certificate/ diploma in March 2027. Designed with the UK Civil Service, the KCL PGL2 is designed for mid-career civil servants, to support their development at level 2 of the policy profession standards. This offer is designed to be flexible and modular.\nThis direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver mid-career accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision at this level, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide flexible, modular learning explicitly aligned to the policy profession standards. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles , as it represents a significant saving in comparison to the current per student cost \nThe Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market\nThis notice was originally published on 5 January 2026 which was incorrectly linked to ocds-h6vhtk-059e77. This was a mistake due to a linkage error. This notice is to correct the error and clearly show the contract was awarded. The notice this record replaces can be found here 2026/S 000-000407", "status": "complete", "procurementMethod": "direct", "procurementMethodDetails": "Direct award", "procurementMethodRationale": "KCL is the only supplier that could deliver the conclusion of 2025 diploma cohort without disruption to learners, due to the conclusion of the Learning Frameworks Termination Assistance Period. Due to recruitment timelines (beginning October 2025), it will be impossible to have a new supplier in place for the delivery of the January 2026 cohort. A quotation from the supplier indicates an estimated saving of £145,070 across government when compared to the learning framework, based off historic average student volumes. This extension would allow time for us to test requirements against the open market through a full procurement exercise.", "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": "complete" } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": "conflictOfInterest", "description": "Not published" } ], "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "id": "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons" } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "title": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer", "status": "pending", "value": { "amountGross": 2751328, "amount": 2751328, "currency": "GBP" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "aboveThreshold": true, "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": "King’s College London" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "80300000", "description": "Higher education services" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "relatedLots": [ "1" ], "documents": [ { "id": "058222-2025", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK5", "description": "Transparency notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058222-2025", "datePublished": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "058264-2025", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK6", "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058264-2025", "datePublished": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "format": "text/html" }, { "id": "061685-2025", "documentType": "awardNotice", "noticeType": "UK6", "description": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061685-2025", "datePublished": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": "futureSignatureDate", "dueDate": "2025-10-10T23:59:59+01:00", "status": "scheduled" } ], "date": "2025-09-17T00:00:00+01:00", "standstillPeriod": { "endDate": "2025-09-30T23:59:59+01:00" } }, { "id": "2", "status": "active", "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": "Kings College London" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "80300000", "description": "Higher education services" } ], "relatedLot": "1" } ], "relatedLots": [ "1" ] } ], "language": "en", "extensions": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_performance_failures_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ], "contracts": [ { "id": "2", "awardID": "2", "status": "active", "period": { "startDate": "2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00", "endDate": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "value": { "amountGross": 2751328, "amount": 2751328, "currency": "GBP" }, "aboveThreshold": true, "dateSigned": "2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00", "agreedMetrics": [ { "id": "1", "title": "Social value: Public Accessibility of Academic Expertise", "description": "Number of public facing academic \nevents hosted or \ndelivered annually.\nMeasurement: \nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier", "observations": [ { "id": "frequency", "period": { "durationInMonths": 12 } } ] }, { "id": "2", "title": "Survey satisfaction score", "description": "Average satisfaction \nscore from \npostgraduate \nlearners (via Evasys \nsurveys)\nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier", "observations": [ { "id": "frequency", "period": { "durationInMonths": 12 } } ] }, { "id": "3", "title": "Course Completion Rate", "description": "Measures the \npercentage of \nenrolled \npostgraduate \nstudents who \nsuccessfully \ncomplete the coursewithin the agreed \ntimeframe.\nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier", "observations": [ { "id": "frequency", "period": { "durationInMonths": 12 } } ] } ], "documents": [ { "id": "087893-2026", "documentType": "contractNotice", "noticeType": "UK7", "description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender", "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087893-2026", "datePublished": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "format": "text/html" } ] } ] }, "versionedRelease": { "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-059e5d", "initiationType": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "tender" } ], "parties": [ { "id": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD", "name": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Department for Education" } ], "identifier": { "scheme": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "GB-PPON" } ], "id": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "PDZG-3487-DPVD" } ] }, "address": { "streetAddress": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street" } ], "locality": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "London" } ], "postalCode": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "SW1P3BT" } ], "country": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "GB" } ], "countryName": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "United Kingdom" } ], "region": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "UKI32" } ] }, "contactPoint": { "email": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "PolicyAssurance.COMMERCIALQUERIES@education.gov.uk" }, { "releaseID": "061685-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "awardUpdate", "contractUpdate" ], "value": "Core.PROCUREMENT@education.gov.uk" }, { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "PolicyAssurance.COMMERCIALQUERIES@education.gov.uk" } ] }, "roles": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ "buyer" ] } ], "details": { "classifications": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ { "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE", "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment", "description": "Public authority - central government" } ] } ] } }, { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "King’s College London" }, { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Kings College London" } ], "identifier": { "scheme": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "GB-COH" } ], "id": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "RC000297" } ] }, "address": { "streetAddress": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "King's College London, Strand" }, { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Kings College London, Strand" } ], "locality": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "London" } ], "postalCode": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "WC2R 2LS" } ], "country": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "GB" } ], "countryName": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "United Kingdom" } ], "region": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "UKI32" } ] }, "contactPoint": { "email": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "policy-institute@kcl.ac.uk" } ] }, "roles": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ "supplier" ] } ], "details": { "scale": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "large" } ], "vcse": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": false } ], "publicServiceMissionOrganization": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": false } ], "shelteredWorkshop": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": false } ] } } ], "buyer": { "id": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD" } ], "name": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Department for Education" } ] }, "tender": { "id": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "project_10124" } ], "legalBasis": { "id": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2023/54" } ], "scheme": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "UKPGA" } ], "uri": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents" } ] }, "title": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Postgraduate Learning Offer (KCL PGL2) from January 2026. This will include enrolment on standalone modules up until July 2027, with the final enrolment point for the postgraduate certificate/ diploma in March 2027. Designed with the UK Civil Service, the KCL PGL2 is designed for mid-career civil servants, to support their development at level 2 of the policy profession standards. This offer is designed to be flexible and modular.\nThis direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver mid-career accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision at this level, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide flexible, modular learning explicitly aligned to the policy profession standards. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles , as it represents a significant saving in comparison to the current per student cost \nThe Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market" }, { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Postgraduate Learning Offer (KCL PGL2) from January 2026. This will include enrolment on standalone modules up until July 2027, with the final enrolment point for the postgraduate certificate/ diploma in March 2027. Designed with the UK Civil Service, the KCL PGL2 is designed for mid-career civil servants, to support their development at level 2 of the policy profession standards. This offer is designed to be flexible and modular.\nThis direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver mid-career accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision at this level, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide flexible, modular learning explicitly aligned to the policy profession standards. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles , as it represents a significant saving in comparison to the current per student cost \nThe Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market\nThis notice was originally published on 5 January 2026 which was incorrectly linked to ocds-h6vhtk-059e77. This was a mistake due to a linkage error. This notice is to correct the error and clearly show the contract was awarded. The notice this record replaces can be found here 2026/S 000-000407" } ], "status": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "complete" } ], "procurementMethod": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "direct" } ], "procurementMethodDetails": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Direct award" } ], "procurementMethodRationale": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "KCL is the only supplier that could deliver the conclusion of 2025 diploma cohort without disruption to learners, due to the conclusion of the current Framework. Due to recruitment timelines (beginning October 2025), it will be impossible to have a new supplier in place for the delivery of the January 2026 cohort. A quotation from the supplier indicates an estimated saving of £145,070 across government when compared to the current contract, based off historic average student volumes. This extension would allow time for us to test requirements against the open market through a full procurement exercise." }, { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "KCL is the only supplier that could deliver the conclusion of 2025 diploma cohort without disruption to learners, due to the conclusion of the Learning Frameworks Termination Assistance Period. Due to recruitment timelines (beginning October 2025), it will be impossible to have a new supplier in place for the delivery of the January 2026 cohort. A quotation from the supplier indicates an estimated saving of £145,070 across government when compared to the learning framework, based off historic average student volumes. This extension would allow time for us to test requirements against the open market through a full procurement exercise." } ], "lots": [ { "id": "1", "status": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "complete" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": null } ] } ], "documents": [ { "id": "conflictOfInterest", "documentType": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "conflictOfInterest" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Not published" } ] } ], "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ { "id": "singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons" } ] } ] }, "awards": [ { "id": "1", "title": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer" } ], "status": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "pending" } ], "value": { "amountGross": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": 2751328 } ], "amount": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": 2751328 } ], "currency": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "GBP" } ] }, "mainProcurementCategory": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "services" } ], "aboveThreshold": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": true } ], "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "King’s College London" } ] } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "80300000", "description": "Higher education services" } ] } ], "relatedLot": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "1" } ] } ], "contractPeriod": { "startDate": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00" } ], "endDate": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" } ] }, "relatedLots": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ "1" ] } ], "documents": [ { "id": "058222-2025", "documentType": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "awardNotice" } ], "noticeType": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "UK5" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Transparency notice on Find a Tender" } ], "url": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058222-2025" } ], "datePublished": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00" } ], "format": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "text/html" } ] }, { "id": "058264-2025", "documentType": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "awardNotice" } ], "noticeType": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "UK6" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" } ], "url": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058264-2025" } ], "datePublished": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00" } ], "format": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "text/html" } ] }, { "id": "061685-2025", "documentType": [ { "releaseID": "061685-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "awardUpdate", "contractUpdate" ], "value": "awardNotice" } ], "noticeType": [ { "releaseID": "061685-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "awardUpdate", "contractUpdate" ], "value": "UK6" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "061685-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "awardUpdate", "contractUpdate" ], "value": "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" } ], "url": [ { "releaseID": "061685-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "awardUpdate", "contractUpdate" ], "value": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061685-2025" } ], "datePublished": [ { "releaseID": "061685-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "awardUpdate", "contractUpdate" ], "value": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00" } ], "format": [ { "releaseID": "061685-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-10-02T12:51:32+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "awardUpdate", "contractUpdate" ], "value": "text/html" } ] } ], "milestones": [ { "id": "1", "type": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "futureSignatureDate" } ], "dueDate": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2025-10-10T23:59:59+01:00" } ], "status": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "scheduled" } ] } ], "date": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2025-09-17T00:00:00+01:00" } ], "standstillPeriod": { "endDate": [ { "releaseID": "058264-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T17:00:34+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2025-09-30T23:59:59+01:00" } ] } }, { "id": "2", "status": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "active" } ], "mainProcurementCategory": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "services" } ], "suppliers": [ { "id": "GB-COH-RC000297", "name": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Kings College London" } ] } ], "items": [ { "id": "1", "additionalClassifications": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "80300000", "description": "Higher education services" } ] } ], "relatedLot": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "1" } ] } ], "relatedLots": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ "1" ] } ] } ], "language": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "en" } ], "extensions": [ { "releaseID": "058222-2025", "releaseDate": "2025-09-19T15:58:59+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ] }, { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": [ "https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/latest/en/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_amendment_rationale_classifications_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_budget_breakdown_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_contract_completion_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_documentation_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_pagination_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_performance_failures_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-contracting-extensions/ocds_suitability_extension/master/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/portaledcahn/ocds_Links_extension/main/extension.json", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cabinetoffice/ocds_uk_extension/main/extension.json" ] } ], "contracts": [ { "id": "2", "awardID": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2" } ], "status": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "active" } ], "period": { "startDate": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "endDate": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00" } ] }, "value": { "amountGross": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": 2751328 } ], "amount": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": 2751328 } ], "currency": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "GBP" } ] }, "aboveThreshold": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": true } ], "dateSigned": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2025-12-04T00:00:00+00:00" } ], "agreedMetrics": [ { "id": "1", "title": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Social value: Public Accessibility of Academic Expertise" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Number of public facing academic \nevents hosted or \ndelivered annually.\nMeasurement: \nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier" } ], "observations": [ { "id": "frequency", "period": { "durationInMonths": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": 12 } ] } } ] }, { "id": "2", "title": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Survey satisfaction score" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Average satisfaction \nscore from \npostgraduate \nlearners (via Evasys \nsurveys)\nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier" } ], "observations": [ { "id": "frequency", "period": { "durationInMonths": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": 12 } ] } } ] }, { "id": "3", "title": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Course Completion Rate" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Measures the \npercentage of \nenrolled \npostgraduate \nstudents who \nsuccessfully \ncomplete the coursewithin the agreed \ntimeframe.\nAnnually reported by \nthe supplier" } ], "observations": [ { "id": "frequency", "period": { "durationInMonths": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": 12 } ] } } ] } ], "statusDetails": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": null } ], "documents": [ { "id": "087893-2026", "documentType": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "contractNotice" } ], "noticeType": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "UK7" } ], "description": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" } ], "url": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087893-2026" } ], "datePublished": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00" } ], "format": [ { "releaseID": "087893-2026", "releaseDate": "2026-09-16T15:41:12+01:00", "releaseTag": [ "award", "contract" ], "value": "text/html" } ] } ] } ] } } ] }