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Provision of an online learning platform for data, analytics and artificial intelligence training

Department for Education · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 09:36.

Opportunity overview

The contract is for the provision of an organisation‑wide licence to DataCamp, an online learning platform delivering self‑guided and instructor‑led training in data, analytics and artificial intelligence. The service provides a structured curriculum covering data literacy, coding (including Python, R and SQL), data visualisation, business intelligence and emerging AI tools.   This contract is will enable staff to access learning on demand, supporting the development of analytical capability and data‑driven decision‑making across policy development and operational delivery.

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.

Published award value
£261.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PBPZ-3469-XJVX
Location
London, UKI41, EC2A 4DS, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-069214
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The supplier delivers a breadth of learning and development materials suited to the Department’s specific requirements. Data Science Central UK provides specialist resources that are demonstrably unique, with no viable alternative providers currently available in the market that meet our needs. Accordingly, we intend to award the contract under Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.

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
Data Science Central UK Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PBPZ-3469-XJVX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBPZ-3469-XJVX

Address

Street Address
25 Luke Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC2A 4DS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of an online learning platform for data, analytics and artificial intelligence training
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80420000
Description
E-learning services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
313,748.62
Amount
261,457.18
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBPZ-3469-XJVX
Name
Data Science Central UK Limited

Contract period

Starts
22 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
21 Jun 2028, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041354-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 May 2026, 09:46
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
19 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 041354-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·