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Office for Students: Contract for Fit and Proper (FPP) checks

Office for Students · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 14:17.

Opportunity overview

When providers of higher education in England apply to register with the Office for Students, the registration team conduct FPP checks on key individuals as part of the initial registration process and on an ongoing basis as part of the ongoing conditions of registration. The supplier is expected to provide a way of enabling the OfS to check whether key individuals at each provider applying to register with the OfS are fit and proper. The checks may be conducted on individuals the OfS consider relevant and would include roles such as (but not limited to) the accountable officer, the Chair of the governing body or the company secretary. The type of checks to be conducted may vary between individuals and could include any or all of the following: •Current disqualification as a director •Current disqualification as a charity trustee or trustee for a charity •Undischarged bankrupt •Unspent criminal conviction •Adverse findings in relevant civil procedure •Adverse findings in disciplinary hearings •Adverse findings in the education sector •Adverse findings for use of public funds •Previously being refused licence to trade •Guilty under s.199 ECTA [2023] •Criminal Offence in relation to tax •Insolvency or liquidation •Previous bankruptcy •Previous removal as Trustee of Charity or Charity Trustee

Awarded to

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Certn (UK) Ltd

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£108.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£130.3k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PNHZ-1168-DPLL
Location
London, UKI31, EC4A 3TW, 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
PRN2400
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Office for Students
Id
GB-PPON-PYZM-6681-RPZP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYZM-6681-RPZP

Address

Street Address
Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8SR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Name
Sarah Phillips
Telephone
+44 1179317317

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Certn (UK) Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PNHZ-1168-DPLL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNHZ-1168-DPLL

Address

Street Address
5 New Street Square
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4A 3TW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Name
James Wilkins
Telephone
+441732748500

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
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
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNHZ-1168-DPLL
Name
Certn (UK) Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
8 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
10 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
9 Jun 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
9 Jun 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 years extension until 9 June 2030 and then a further 1 year until 9June 2031

Value

Including VAT
130,320
Amount
108,600
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061225-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jun 2026, 12:59
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8SR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 061225-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·