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Ukrainian GCSE

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4 Nov 2026

Department for Education

Primary CPV: 80000000 *
Education and training services
Location: 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
Value: £339,709
Contract: 2 years Duration
17/11/2026 16/11/2028
Contract Types: 80 *Education & training services
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P3BT, United Kingdom · UKI32

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Reference: 10700

The Department for Education intends to directly award a contract to AQA Education for the development and launch of a GCSE qualification in Ukrainian, subject to Ofqual approval. The qualification will enable learners in England, including displaced Ukrainian learners, to gain formal recognition of their Ukrainian language skills.

Awarded to

AQA Education £339,709

Full CPV breakdown

80000000 — Education and training services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Direct award (no competition)
Contract type: Services
Winning supplier: Large company
Procurement method: Direct award
Main category: Services
Above threshold: Yes
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Pending
Language: EN
Published: 04 Nov 2026 17:02
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b35c
Notice ID: 10700

Organisations on this notice

AQA Education

Supplier Large

Devas Street, Manchester, M15 6EX, United Kingdom

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Key dates

Future Signature Date: 17 Nov 2026 · Scheduled

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Department for Education
Party 1 › Address › Street	Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	London
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	SW1P3BT
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI32
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 2 › Name	AQA Education
Party 2 › Address › Street	Devas Street
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	Manchester
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	M15 6EX
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKD33
Party 2 › Role	supplier
Party 2 › Business size	large
Party 2 › VCSEs	No

Buyer

Name	Department for Education

Tender

Title	Ukrainian GCSE
Description	The Department for Education intends to directly award a contract to AQA Education for the development and launch of a GCSE qualification in Ukrainian, subject to Ofqual approval. The qualification will enable learners in England, including displaced Ukrainian learners, to gain formal recognition of their Ukrainian language skills.
Status	complete
Procedure type	direct
Procedure	Direct award
Reason for this procedure	The Department engaged all recognised GCSE awarding organisations to ascertain their willingness and ability to develop and deliver a GCSE qualification in Ukrainian. AQA was the only awarding organisation willing and able to undertake the requirement. The Department therefore concluded that no reasonable alternative supplier was available.
Lot › Status	complete
Document › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Description	Not published

Awards

Status	pending
Value › Value incl. VAT	£407,650
Value › Value	£339,709
Value › Currency	GBP
Category	services
Above threshold	Yes
Supplier › Name	AQA Education
Item › CPV › Description	Education and training services
Contract period › Start	17 Nov 2026
Contract period › End	16 Nov 2028
Document › Document type	Award notice
Document › Description	Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/104895-2026
Document › Published	4 Nov 2026
Milestone › Type	Future signature date
Milestone › Due	17 Nov 2026
Milestone › Status	scheduled

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