Awarded contract

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

Details

Buyer: Department for Education
Supplier(s): 7 suppliers
Ambition Institute
Best Practice Network Ltd
Church of Engand
LLSE
SCHOOL-LED DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Teach First
UCL Consultants Ltd
Value: £26,662,771
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 6 November 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

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.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 November 2026
Completed: Award published6 November 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 October 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

The Department for Education is a ministerial department responsible for children's services and education policy in England, procuring both for itself and its executive agencies. Framework purchases follow the matching Crown Commercial Service terms. Many contracts are let on standard government terms, such as Cabinet Office short-form or model services agreements. Schools and academy trusts buy separately, using framework options the department reviews and approves in advance.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Education's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and education and training.

Decision makers

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