AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office awarded LEAPED SERVICES SDN. BHD. a contract for independent technical benchmarking and regulatory-alignment analysis of UK QTS/iQTS teacher qualifications for the Malaysia Ministry of Education.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to an active contract dated 21 July 2026, with a stated gross value of £24,656.02.
Market significanceThis is a small below-threshold consultancy engagement in Malaysia supporting potential recognition pathways for UK teacher qualifications.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LEAPED SERVICES SDN. BHD.
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 24656.02 GBP · Active award linked to active contract
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Award 1 names LEAPED SERVICES SDN. BHD. as supplier and Contract 1, linked to Award 1, states a value of GBP 24,656.02.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender CPH14192-2027 has status “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 21 July 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly states dateSigned: 2026-07-21.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£24,656.02 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross 24656.02, amount 24656.02 and currency GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-21.
Contract start
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-07-21.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-12-31.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIndependent, evidence-based and technically robust analysis to support regulatory decision-making on potential recognition pathways for QTS and iQTS in Malaysia.
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Tender description.
Service category
98% confidenceTechnical analysis or consultancy services
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Award item classification CPV 71621000 is described as “Technical analysis or consultancy services”.
Delivery location
99% confidenceMalaysia
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Award item delivery address is country MY (Malaysia).
Lot structure
97% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender data contains Lot 1 only; Award 1 is related to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation information unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence21 July 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
91% confidenceA fixed, short-duration consultancy contract supporting education-qualification regulatory analysis in Malaysia.
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The published scope is technical/regulatory analysis; the contract runs from 21 July to 31 December 2026 and is valued at £24,656.02 gross.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe stated contract value is linked to the sole published award and supplier.
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Contract 1 links to Award 1, and Award 1 names one supplier only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published contract evidence
96% confidenceStrong
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The notice supplies an active award, active contract, explicit signature date, contract period and gross GBP value.
Supplier identity
96% confidenceSource-provided supplier identity; Companies House verification not applicable
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Supplier verification status is “not_applicable”; the supplier is listed in Malaysia and no verified company name is supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results, tender deadline, lot title, pricing breakdown, extension terms or award decision date are provided.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender deadline, evaluation methodology, scores, award decision date and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; the renewal timing is only an end-date-based estimate.
- Supplier verification is marked not applicable; no separately verified legal company name is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
FCDO contract awardLEAPED SERVICES SDN. BHD.QTSiQTSMalaysia education consultancyteacher qualification benchmarkingregulatory alignment
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the FCDO QTS/iQTS benchmarking contract in Malaysia?
LEAPED SERVICES SDN. BHD. is named as the supplier for Award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £24,656.02 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 21 July 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data explicitly records a signature date of 21 July 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.