Contract award · 1 Nov 2025

Call-off Contract for the November 2025 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications

Department for Education awarded “Call-off Contract for the…” to Ambition Institute, Best Practice Network, Church of Engand for £22.7m.

Education & trainingLondon

Value £22.7m
WinnersAmbition Institute SME, Best Practice Network +4 more

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Department for Education · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£22,661,595
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Nov 2025
  2. Published20 Jan 2026Published 80 days after the contract date

Description

Award of call-off contracts made via the Framework Agreement for the National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) to deliver the November 2025 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.

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