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Technical & Vocational Subject Teaching Professional Development

Department for Education · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:31.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Education (DfE) have procured a supplier to design and deliver a national Technical and Vocational subject teaching Professional Development (PD) and organisational support programme to support providers delivering technical and vocational qualifications, including T Levels, V Levels and Level 2 Pathways. The contract will begin on 1 June 2026 with delivery commencing from 1 September 2026. The contract will run for three years until 31 August 2029, with an option to extend for a further one year to 31 August 2030. The programme will provide evidence based subject specific and pedagogical training for teachers, industry led upskilling sessions to ensure teaching reflects current industry practice, and regional collaboration networks to support peer learning and sustainable processes. In addition, the supplier will deliver organisational support for leaders and other provider staff to help providers plan, implement, and scale their technical and vocational offer in line with qualification reform and wider 16–19 pathways. The contract will involve a blend of pre recorded materials, live online sessions and in person activity. Significant new content development is expected as specifications for new qualifications become available. Delivery must align with wider FE workforce reforms, including evidence led PD principles. The procurement included social value as part of the evaluation criteria weighted at 10% and will cover MAC2a: Learning and skills development opportunities relevant to the contract to address skills gaps, in relation to PPN002 "Taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts”.

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.

Association of Colleges

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£23.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£23.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPRR-3634-JJHP
Location
London, UKI31, WC1A 1HU, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
ITT_3814
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Education
Id
GB-PPON-PDZG-3487-DPVD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDZG-3487-DPVD

Address

Street Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P3BT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Association of Colleges
Id
GB-PPON-PPRR-3634-JJHP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPRR-3634-JJHP

Address

Street Address
2-5 Steadham Place
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1A 1HU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80570000
Description
Personal development training services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPRR-3634-JJHP
Name
Association of Colleges

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
4 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
4 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Optional 1year extension

Value

Including VAT
23,081,837
Amount
23,081,837
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-20233
Document Type
contractSigned
Description
TV Levels Professional Development
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
074477-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Aug 2026, 09:21
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
N/A

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Redacted contract included
Id
074477-2026

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P3BT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 002985-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 008505-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 045420-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 068997-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 074477-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·