AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Education published an awarded contract notice for writer services to develop technical subject content for consultation and final qualification materials. The award is to ADVANCED CONSULTANCY IN EDUCATION LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award of £95,550 (GBP) is recorded, dated 21 July 2026. The published award record gives a contract period from 23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.
Market significanceThis is a targeted education-and-training-services call-off from a framework agreement, with SME suitability indicated in the tender data.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ADVANCED CONSULTANCY IN EDUCATION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ed803f80-369a-4e97-b628-47bd530bb759-1 · 95550 GBP · verified supplier on active award
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Supplier verification matched company number 08535367 to ADVANCED CONSULTANCY IN EDUCATION LIMITED. The award names source supplier ACE: Advanced Consultancy in Education and has value GBP 95,550.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder; award document description matches.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-ed803f80-369a-4e97-b628-47bd530bb759-1 has status active.
Award decision date
98% confidence21 July 2026
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Award date: 2026-07-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated in award data
97% confidence23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-07-23 and endDate 2027-02-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£95,550 GBP
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Award value amount 95550, currency GBP, for the single listed award.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAward-level value; one supplier is listed on the award
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The award lists one supplier and one award-level value; no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence2 July 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender tenderPeriod endDate: 2026-07-02T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence21 July 2026
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Award date: 2026-07-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence23 July 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-07-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence28 February 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-02-28T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-12T16:33:03+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceTechnical expertise to develop subject content for DfE consultation and final published content for awarding organisations to develop qualifications for delivery.
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Process and tender description.
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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Tender classification: CPV 80000000, Education and training services.
Delivery coverage
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists these locations.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod: selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.
SME suitability
95% confidenceIndicated as suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme: true.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceIndicated as suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
94% confidenceApproximately 7 months and 6 days
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Calculated from the stated period of 23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Call-off from a framework agreement.
Requirement focus
96% confidenceSpecialist writing and technical subject-content development for qualification-related materials
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Tender description specifies technical expertise and development of content for consultation and final DfE publication.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available, but the source supplier trading-style name differs from the verified legal company name.
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supplier_identity_status: verified; verified_company_name: ADVANCED CONSULTANCY IN EDUCATION LIMITED; supplier_name_mismatch: true.
Award-versus-contract evidence
98% 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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Notice type is Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder; award status is active; no signature evidence is supplied.
Publication completeness
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes lot structure, evaluation results, bidder numbers, pricing breakdown, and extension or renewal provisions.
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No lots are supplied; no competition, evaluation, pricing-detail, or extension fields are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature, so the analysis reports an award and stated contract period rather than a signed contract.
- No lots, individual pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, or framework identity are supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms are published; the stated end date should not be treated as a confirmed reprocurement or renewal date.
- The published source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; the legal identity used here is ADVANCED CONSULTANCY IN EDUCATION LIMITED.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for EducationADVANCED CONSULTANCY IN EDUCATION LIMITEDwriter servicestraining content developmenteducation and training servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DfE writer services award?
ADVANCED CONSULTANCY IN EDUCATION LIMITED, verified against company number 08535367. The source notice uses the name ACE: Advanced Consultancy in Education.
What is the value of the award?
The single published award is valued at £95,550 GBP.
What is the stated contract period?
The award data states 23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a selective procurement conducted as a 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.