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Call-off Contract for the November 2026 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)

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6 Nov 2026

Closed 31 Oct 2026

Department for Education

Primary CPV: 80000000 *
Education and training services
Location: 🇬🇧 Westminster, London
Value: £26,662,771
Contract: 2 years Duration
01/11/2026 31/10/2028
Contract Types: 80 *Education & training services
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SME suitable: Yes

Publisher Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, England · UKI32

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Award Criteria

Not specified

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Reference: tender_528216/1625558

Award of call-off contracts made via the National Professional Qualification (NPQ) and National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) framework agreements to deliver the November 2026 Cohort of National Professional Qualifications. For more details on the National Professional Qualifications please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-professional-qualifications-npqs-reforms/national-professional-qualifications-npqs-reforms Additional information: The award value is based on the total potential value awarded under this call-off and the individual call-off contract values are dependent on performance against recruitment and retention milestones. The department reserves the right to increase call-off contract values up to an additional 50%. In such instances the department will issue a revised award notice to account for any increase to the award value.

Awarded to

Ambition Institute 1 Nov 2026 · £26,662,771 Best Practice Network 1 Nov 2026 · £26,662,771 Church of Engand 1 Nov 2026 · £26,662,771 LLSE 1 Nov 2026 · £26,662,771 Teach First 1 Nov 2026 · £26,662,771 UCL Consultants Limited 1 Nov 2026 · £26,662,771 School-Led Development Trust 1 Nov 2026 · £26,662,771

Full CPV breakdown

80000000 — Education and training services (primary)

Notice details

Competition: Framework or DPS call-off (only suppliers already on the framework)
Contract type: Services
Winning supplier: SME
Procurement method: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main category: Services
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Active
Award date: 1 Nov 2026
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for VCSEs: Yes
Language: EN
Published: 06 Nov 2026 15:34
Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 12:00
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ce0d651b-c3d5-481d-ad4d-3f5dc8bbd35e
Notice ID: tender_528216/1625558

Organisations on this notice

Ambition Institute

Supplier SME VCSE

156 Caledonian Road, 2 Bridge Wharf, London, England, N1 9UU

GB-COH 07984030

Best Practice Network

Supplier SME

Newminster House, Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1LT

GB-COH 04472661

Church of Engand

Supplier Large VCSE

Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3AZ

GB-COH 10787030

LLSE

Supplier SME VCSE

Thames House, Roman Square, Sittingbourne, England, ME10 4BJ

GB-COH 10611912

Teach First

Supplier Large VCSE

6 Mitre Passage, Greenwich Peninsula, London, England, SE10 0ER

GB-COH 04478840

UCL Consultants Limited

Supplier Large

90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England, W1T 4TJ

GB-COH 03332258

School-Led Development Trust

Supplier SME

Outwood Grange Academies Trust Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, WF1 2PF

GB-COH 13429740

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Tender

Title	Call-off Contract for the November 2026 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
Status	complete
CPV › Description	Education and training services
Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country	British Oversea Territories
Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country	Channel Islands
Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country	Europe
Item › Delivery › Delivery 4 › Country	Isle of Man
Item › Delivery › Delivery 5 › Country	Rest of the World
Item › Delivery › Delivery 6 › Country	United Kingdom
Value › Value	£26,662,771
Value › Currency	GBP
Procedure type	selective
Procedure	Call-off from a framework agreement
Bidding period › End	31 Oct 2026
Contract period › Start	1 Nov 2026
Contract period › End	31 Oct 2028
Suitable for › SMEs	Yes
Suitable for › VCSEs	Yes
Category	services

Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Department for Education
Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name	Department for Education
Party 1 › Address › Street	Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	London
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	SW1P 3BT
Party 1 › Address › Country	England
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 2 › Name	Ambition Institute
Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name	Ambition Institute
Party 2 › Address › Street	156 Caledonian Road, 2 Bridge Wharf, London, England, N1 9UU
Party 2 › Business size	sme
Party 2 › VCSEs	Yes
Party 2 › Role	supplier
Party 3 › Name	Best Practice Network
Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name	Best Practice Network
Party 3 › Address › Street	Newminster House, Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1LT
Party 3 › Business size	sme
Party 3 › VCSEs	No
Party 3 › Role	supplier
Party 4 › Name	Church of Engand
Party 4 › Identifier › Legal Name	Church of Engand
Party 4 › Address › Street	Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3AZ
Party 4 › Business size	large
Party 4 › VCSEs	Yes
Party 4 › Role	supplier
Party 5 › Name	LLSE
Party 5 › Identifier › Legal Name	LLSE
Party 5 › Address › Street	Thames House, Roman Square, Sittingbourne, England, ME10 4BJ
Party 5 › Business size	sme
Party 5 › VCSEs	Yes
Party 5 › Role	supplier
Party 6 › Name	Teach First
Party 6 › Identifier › Legal Name	Teach First
Party 6 › Address › Street	6 Mitre Passage, Greenwich Peninsula, London, England, SE10 0ER
Party 6 › Business size	large
Party 6 › VCSEs	Yes
Party 6 › Role	supplier
Party 7 › Name	UCL Consultants Limited
Party 7 › Identifier › Legal Name	UCL Consultants Limited
Party 7 › Address › Street	90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England, W1T 4TJ
Party 7 › Business size	large
Party 7 › VCSEs	No
Party 7 › Role	supplier
Party 8 › Name	School-Led Development Trust
Party 8 › Identifier › Legal Name	School-Led Development Trust
Party 8 › Address › Street	Outwood Grange Academies Trust Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, WF1 2PF
Party 8 › Business size	sme
Party 8 › VCSEs	No
Party 8 › Role	supplier

Buyer

Name	Department for Education

Awards

Status	active
Date	1 Nov 2026
Published	6 Nov 2026
Value › Value	£26,662,771
Value › Currency	GBP
Supplier › Supplier 1 › Name	Ambition Institute
Supplier › Supplier 2 › Name	Best Practice Network
Supplier › Supplier 3 › Name	Church of Engand
Supplier › Supplier 4 › Name	LLSE
Supplier › Supplier 5 › Name	Teach First
Supplier › Supplier 6 › Name	UCL Consultants Limited
Supplier › Supplier 7 › Name	School-Led Development Trust
Contract period › Start	1 Nov 2026
Contract period › End	31 Oct 2028
Document › Document 1 › Document type	Award notice
Document › Document 1 › Description	Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Document › Document 1 › Link	https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/28756552-cfe1-4658-b...
Document › Document 1 › Published	6 Nov 2026
Document › Document 2 › Description	n/a
Document › Document 2 › Link	https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/12f2099b-...

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