DfE awards £35,400 writer services call-off to VOCATION ONLINE LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 12 Oct 2026, 17:41.

Opportunity overview

For the provision of technical expertise to develop subject content for DfE's content consultation and the final version that is published by DfE for awarding organisations to develop the qualification for delivery.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Vocation Online Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: £35.4k
Awarded: 20 Jul 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-b599b623-e5d1-4deb-a669-ed6a88e1a236-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 05141527

Classification

CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
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Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: tender_527897/1617849
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Call-off from a framework agreement
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Tender Period

Ends: 2 Jul 2026, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 23 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends: 28 Feb 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Country Name: British Oversea Territories

Entry 2

Country Name: Channel Islands

Entry 3

Country Name: Europe

Entry 4

Country Name: Isle of Man

Entry 5

Country Name: Rest of the World

Entry 6

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-256824
Name: Department for Education

Identifier

Legal Name: Department for Education

Address

Street Address: Unity Square
Locality: Nottingham
Postal Code: NG2 1AW
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: commercial.profservices@education.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-05141527
Name: Vocation Online Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: Vocation Online Limited
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05141527

Address

Street Address: 1 Morrison Road, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1JL

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-b599b623-e5d1-4deb-a669-ed6a88e1a236-1
Status: active
Date: 21 Jul 2026, 00:00
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 16:32

Value

Amount: 35,400
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-05141527
Name: Vocation Online Limited

Contract period

Starts: 23 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends: 28 Feb 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5081a87d-a16e-4c72-8b88-f2b1d63eafb3 ↗
Published: 12 Oct 2026, 16:32
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Description: n/a
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4fdd554c-796d-40fb-b0e2-4190a16755ca ↗
Format: application/pdf

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Nottingham · NG2 1AW · England
Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
Delivery location · Channel Islands
Delivery location · Europe
Delivery location · Isle of Man
Delivery location · Rest of the World
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

5081a87d-a16e-4c72-8b88-f2b1d63eafb3-917489Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 12 Oct 2026, 16:32

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Department for Education awarded a framework call-off for writer services supporting training-content development to VOCATION ONLINE LIMITED. The published award value is £35,400.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: Process notice type and award document description.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award status is "active".
Award decision date21 July 2026Evidence: Award date: 2026-07-21T00:00:00+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 5081a87d-a16e-4c72-8b88-f2b1d63eafb3-917489
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b599b623-e5d1-4deb-a669-ed6a88e1a236
First published: 12 Oct 2026
Last checked: 12 Oct 2026, 17:41
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

The Department for Education awarded a framework call-off for writer services supporting training-content development to VOCATION ONLINE LIMITED. The published award value is £35,400.

Published outcome

Award recorded as active; award decision dated 21 July 2026. The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.

Market significance

A £35,400 education and training services call-off, with delivery listed across the United Kingdom and other named territories.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

VOCATION ONLINE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-b599b623-e5d1-4deb-a669-ed6a88e1a236-1 · 35400 GBP · verified

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Award names Vocation Online Limited; supplier verification matched Companies House number 05141527 to verified company name VOCATION ONLINE LIMITED.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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Process notice type and award document description.

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award status is "active".

Award decision date

98% confidence

21 July 2026

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Award date: 2026-07-21T00:00:00+01:00.

Contract period

98% confidence

23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027

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Tender and award contractPeriod specify these dates.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Unknown

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No explicit signature or execution field is supplied.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£35,400

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The single active award has value amount 35400 and currency GBP.

Value allocation

97% confidence

Allocated to the sole published award and supplier

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One award is supplied, naming one supplier and stating £35,400.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

98% confidence

2 July 2026, 17:00 (UTC+01:00)

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Tender period endDate: 2026-07-02T17:00:00+01:00.

Award decision

98% confidence

21 July 2026

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Award date field.

Stated contract start

98% confidence

23 July 2026

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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate.

Stated contract end

98% confidence

28 February 2027

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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

12 October 2026

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Award datePublished and process published_at.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Technical expertise to develop subject content for the Department for Education's content consultation and final published version for awarding organisations developing qualifications for delivery.

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Process and tender description.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services — Education and training services (CPV 80000000)

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Main category is services; primary CPV classification is 80000000.

Delivery coverage

95% confidence

United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World

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Tender item deliveryAddresses.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Selective

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Process and tender procurementMethod are "selective".

Route to market

99% confidence

Call-off from a framework agreement

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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.

SME and VCSE suitability

96% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs

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Tender suitability flags sme: true and vcse: true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or framework name is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

94% confidence

Approximately 7 months and 6 days

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Calculated from the stated period of 23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.

Extensions or options

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.

Pricing breakdown

99% confidence

Unknown

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Only total award value is supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

94% confidence

Framework call-off for specialist content-development expertise

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The requirement describes technical expertise for subject-content development and the route is a framework call-off.

Published value position

98% confidence

Single £35,400 award with no published pricing detail

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One award value is stated; no rate card, milestones or price breakdown is supplied.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-b599b623-e5d1-4deb-a669-ed6a88e1a236
Analysed: 12 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Department for Education

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Buyer party legal name and process buyer_name.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Unity Square, Nottingham, NG2 1AW, England

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Buyer party address.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

VOCATION ONLINE LIMITED (Companies House number 05141527)

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Verified supplier record matched by company number; verified company status is Active.

Supplier size classification

96% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details scale is "sme".

Supplier VCSE classification

96% confidence

Not marked as VCSE

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Supplier party details vcse is false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal decision window

75% confidence

Before or around 28 February 2027

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Estimate based solely on the explicit stated contract end date; no renewal mechanism is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier verification

99% confidence

Verified legal supplier identity

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Supplier verification completed by company-number match to Companies House number 05141527 and name VOCATION ONLINE LIMITED.

Award versus execution

99% confidence

Award and planned contract-period data are published, but execution is not explicitly evidenced

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The record is an award notice with active award status; no signed-contract field is supplied.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No framework name, bid count, evaluation detail, lot allocation, extension terms, renewal terms or pricing breakdown.

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These fields are absent from supplied process, award and lot data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
No framework agreement name is published.
No bidder count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
No lot data or individual lot allocation is supplied.
No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied; the renewal window is only an estimate based on the stated end date.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Department for Education writer services award?

VOCATION ONLINE LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 05141527.

What is the published value of the award?

£35,400.

Was this a framework call-off?

Yes. The notice describes the procurement as a call-off from a framework agreement.

When does the stated contract period end?

28 February 2027. No renewal terms are published.

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.

Writer services for training content development (tranche 2)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Vocation Online Limited

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Scope, procedure and submissions

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Items and delivery

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Notice and amendment history

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Traceable procurement data

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