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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Level 7 Qualification Bursaries 2025

Department for Education · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:34.

Opportunity overview

This procurement proposal seeks to continue funding the CIPFA Level 7 Diploma, developed in partnership with the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL), aimed at supporting School Business Professionals (SBPs) through targeted bursaries. For the 2025/26 period, the number of bursaries will increase from 58 to 72, covering 75% of the course costs. This expansion responds to strong demand—evidenced by 105 expressions of interest—and consistently positive participant feedback. The bursaries are specifically directed at SBPs working in schools with budget deficits or limited CPD (Continuing Professional Development) resources, across all educational sectors.

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.

ISBL Trading Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
£163.3k
Awarded
11 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03425492
Location
Leamington Spa, UKG13, CV31 1XT, 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
Project_10041
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Justification for using a direct award under PA 2023:​ What is the legal framework that governs direct award? 3. competitive tendering procedure is the default for most public procurements. A contracting authority may only directly award a public contract when section 41 (and one or more of the justifications in Schedule 5) A Schedule 5: Direct award justifications-Single suppliers 25. The final justification is where, due to an absence of competition for technical reasons and provided there are no reasonable alternatives, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works require. Justification: ISBL in partnership with CIPFA are the only supplier to offer this qualification ​

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

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

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDZG-3487-DPVD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-03425492
Name
ISBL Trading Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG13
Country
GB
Locality
Leamington Spa
Postal Code
CV31 1XT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Highdown House, 11 Highdown Road

Control

Description
No

Details

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

Identifier

Id
03425492
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Telephone
024 76 231 221

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
12 Aug 2025, 00:00
Title
Level 7 Qualification Bursaries 2025
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

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

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Training services

Value

Amount
163,296
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
204,120

Renewal

Description
The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 30 Working Days’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period

Documents

Entry 1
Id
043283-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
28 Jul 2025, 08:08
Entry 2
Id
048376-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
13 Aug 2025, 12:18

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03425492
Name
ISBL Trading Ltd

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
28 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
25 Apr 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
25 Apr 2028, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
22 Aug 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
28 Aug 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
164,700
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
204,120

Period

Ends
25 Apr 2027, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
25 Apr 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 30 Working Days’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051868-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
28 Aug 2025, 11:31

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
% of bursary recipients from LA maintained schools to support system levelling-up (Target: 10%)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
% of participants reporting increased confidence in financial and operational leadership after completing training (Target: 80%)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
% reduction in dropout rates due to flexible enrolment (Target: 10%)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05669e-2025-08-28T11:31:05+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·