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Executive Masters in Public Policy (EMPP)

Department for Education · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 04:18.

Opportunity overview

This Direct Award is to the London School of Economics for the delivery of the 2026-28 Cohort of the Executive Masters in Public Policy, and the final month of delivery for the 25-27 cohort. Designed in conjunction with the UK Civil Service the Executive Masters in Public Policy is an expert level course designed to equip senior policy makers with the skills and knowledge required to become excellent policy makers. This direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver expert level accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. This will cover the final month of delivery of the 25-27 cohort, which falls outside of our current contract, and the delivery of a full Cohort starting in September 2026-28. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, the full delivery of the 2025-27 cohort would be in jeopardy. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles, as it represents a significant saving on the per-student cost in comparison to the per-student cost for the 2025-27 cohort. The Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market.

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.

London School of Economics and Political Science

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.1m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
29 Dec 2025
Including VAT
£1.1m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00070527
Location
London, UKI32, WC2A 2AE, 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_10047
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
London School of Economics (LSE) is the only supplier that could deliver the conclusion of the 2025-27 cohort without disruption to learners, due to the conclusion of the current frameworks. Due to recruitment timelines (beginning December 2025), it will be impossible to have a new supplier in place for the delivery of the 2026-28 cohort. A quotation from the supplier indicates an estimated saving of £55,137.50 across government when compared to the existing arrangements, based off student volumes for 2025-27. This extension would allow time for us to test requirements against the open market through a full procurement exercise.

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
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
London School of Economics and Political Science
Id
GB-COH-00070527

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00070527

Address

Street Address
The London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
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
80300000
Description
Higher education services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00070527
Name
London School of Economics and Political Science

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
29 Dec 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
29 Dec 2025, 00:00
Ends
31 May 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
1,072,820
Amount
1,072,820
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Social value: Public Accessibility of Academic Expertise
Description
Number of publicfacing academic events hosted or delivered annually.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Survey satisfaction score
Description
Average satisfaction score from postgraduate learners (via surveys)

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Course Completion Rate
Description
Measures the percentage of enrolled postgraduate students who successfully complete the course within the agreed timeframe.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Documents

Entry 1
Id
005652-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Jan 2026, 11:05
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 005652-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·