AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Education awarded writer services for training-content development (tranche 2) to E JAMES CONSULTANCY LIMITED. The published award value is £76,000 and the stated delivery period runs from 23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award was published under a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a £76,000 education and training services award for specialist subject-content development supporting DfE consultation and final published content.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
E JAMES CONSULTANCY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-4fc61295-67f6-4b02-9849-476fc373d247-1 · 76000 GBP · verified; award active
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The award names E James Consultancy Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 08540511 to E JAMES CONSULTANCY LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; award status active
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The process display status is "awarded" and the sole award has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Award record date: 2026-07-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T16:31:57+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence23 July 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-07-23T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£76,000
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The sole award value is amount 76000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole award and supplier
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One award is reported, with one named supplier and a £76,000 award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence2 July 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-07-02T17:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
99% confidence21 July 2026
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Award date: 2026-07-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-07-23 and endDate 2027-02-28.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T16:31:57+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTechnical expertise to develop subject content for DfE content consultation and the final version published by DfE for awarding organisations to develop qualifications for delivery.
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Published tender description.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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Tender classification: CPV 80000000, "Education and training services".
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom and international locations listed in the notice
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Tender delivery addresses list United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Process procurement_method: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Process procurement_method_details: "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027
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Published award contractPeriod.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier framework call-off valued at £76,000
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The notice reports one active award, one supplier and a £76,000 award value; procurement method details identify a framework call-off.
Supplier opportunity relevance
97% confidenceThe requirement concerns specialist training and qualification-content development for DfE.
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Published tender description and CPV classification.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-versus-contract evidence
99% confidenceThe source is an awarded contract notice with an active award and stated contract period; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Release history tag is "award"; award status is active; no explicit signature field is supplied.
Published information gap
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension terms.
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No such fields or documents containing these details are provided in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature, so this analysis reports an award and stated contract period rather than a signed contract.
- No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or award rationale was supplied.
- No lot titles or individual lot allocation details were supplied.
- No pricing breakdown, payment terms, extension options or renewal mechanism was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for EducationE JAMES CONSULTANCY LIMITEDwriter servicestraining content developmenteducation and training servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DfE writer services for training content development award?
E JAMES CONSULTANCY LIMITED, company number 08540511, is the verified supplier named for the sole award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £76,000.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
It was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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.