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The City of Liverpool College · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:32.

Opportunity overview

This notice relates to the exam boards that the College uses whose turnover exceeds the light touch regime limit over 4 years. Notice relates to both City & Guilds and Pearson Education Ltd

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.

Shared published award value
£2.3m
Awarded
29 Jun 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH RC000117
Location
London, UKI31, EC1A 9DE, United Kingdom

PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED

Matched by number
Shared published award value
£2.3m
Awarded
29 Jun 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00872828
Location
London, UKI32, WC2R 0RL, 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
None
Status
complete
Published risks
Current exam boards which support the specific learning for current courses.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Exam boards do not engage in tendering processes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-10003955
Name
The City of Liverpool College

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Locality
The Learning Exchange, Liverpool
Postal Code
L1 9DW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The City of Liverpool College

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
10003955
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PZGX-5416-YRGY
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-RC000117
Name
CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1A 9DE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Giltspur House, 5-6 Giltspur Street

Details

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

Identifier

Id
RC000117
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PGZW-9515-MWNT
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-00872828
Name
PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2R 0RL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
80 Strand

Details

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

Identifier

Id
00872828
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PBHP-6465-TLVW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
30 Jun 2025, 00:00
Title
Exam Board Awarding Body
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKD72
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Value

Amount
2,251,002
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,251,002

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033204-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
18 Jun 2025, 11:18
Entry 2
Id
036079-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
30 Jun 2025, 12:55

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-RC000117
Name
CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-00872828
Name
PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Jul 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
9 Jul 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Exam Board Awarding Body
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
9 Jul 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
2,251,002
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,251,002

Period

Ends
31 Jul 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038738-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
9 Jul 2025, 16:42

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · The Learning Exchange, Liverpool · UKD72 · L1 9DW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-054ee2-2025-07-09T16:42:39+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·