AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Education has published an active award record for writer services to support training-content development. The award names FORGE ACADEMY LTD as supplier and has a published value of £53,100.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to FORGE ACADEMY LTD under a call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist education-and-training services award supporting Department for Education content development.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FORGE ACADEMY LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f2743e37-86cf-44c7-a61f-b62b5b1e2f5a-1 · 53100 GBP · verified
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The award names source supplier "Forge Academy". Supplier verification matches company number 15698930 to verified legal name FORGE ACADEMY LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice published; award record status is active.
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The process display status is "awarded" and the award status is "active"; the document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and was published on 12 October 2026.
Award decision date
98% confidence21 July 2026
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Award date: 2026-07-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown; the supplied record does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
Published contract period
98% confidence23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027
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The tender and award contract period gives start 2026-07-23 and end 2027-02-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£53,100
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The sole award value is 53100 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe £53,100 value is published for the single award to one named supplier.
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One award is supplied, with one supplier, FORGE ACADEMY LTD.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence2 July 2026, 17:00 (UTC+01:00)
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Tender period end date: 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.
Published start date
98% confidence23 July 2026
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Published contract period start date: 2026-07-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Published end date
98% confidence28 February 2027
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Published contract period end date: 2027-02-28T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T16:30:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceTechnical expertise to develop subject content for Department for Education content consultation and the final version used by awarding organisations to develop qualifications for delivery.
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Published procurement description.
Category
99% confidenceServices — Education and training services (CPV 80000000).
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Main procurement category is services; primary CPV classification is 80000000, "Education and training services".
Geographic delivery coverage
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories, Europe and Rest of the World are listed as delivery addresses.
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists these territories and regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement.
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Published procurement method is "selective" and method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME and VCSE suitability
95% confidenceThe tender was marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.
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Tender suitability fields show sme: true and vcse: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information on the number of bids, bidders, evaluation scores and selection rationale was not supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidencePublished period of 23 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No pricing breakdown, rate card or payment terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route observation
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through a framework call-off rather than an open procedure.
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Procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Demand profile
94% confidenceThe scope indicates specialist writer and subject-content development support for qualification-related training content.
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Published description refers to technical expertise, content consultation and final content for awarding organisations.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe source supports an awarded, active award record and a published contract period, but does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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Award status is active; no explicit signature field is supplied.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation and award rationale, lot allocation, pricing detail, and extension or renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number. The source award name "Forge Academy" corresponds to verified legal name FORGE ACADEMY LTD.
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Company-number verification matches 15698930 to FORGE ACADEMY LTD; mismatch flag is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale and supplier selection is not supplied.
- No lot structure or individual lot allocation is supplied.
- No pricing breakdown, payment terms, extension options or renewal mechanism is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for EducationFORGE ACADEMY LTDwriter servicestraining content developmenteducation and training servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Department for Education writer services award?
FORGE ACADEMY LTD is the verified legal supplier named for the sole published award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £53,100.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a selective procedure conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 28 February 2027. No extension or renewal terms were supplied.
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.