Department for Education awards Digital and Data Skills Pathway contract to Educate Ventur

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 11:36.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Education is procuring a supplier to develop a digital and data skills pathway for schools along with support to help implement it effectively. The pathway will set out the minimum and aspirational standards for the skills and expertise needed to use technology, digital, data and AI safely and effectively. It will drive an ongoing professional development journey, can be used to align sector support and new training to a consistent framework and support integration of safe and effective use of technology into pedagogical and management practices, including where it can support engagement, inclusivity, outcomes and workload reduction. The programme must be designed using a number of design principles including co-design with the sector. The contract runs to March 2027 with a budget of up to £500,000 and will result in a GOV.UK-hosted, future-proofed national framework and support to help its implementation.

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.

EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £300k
Awarded: 20 Aug 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 12958844
Location: Hildenborough, UKJ46, TN11 9BH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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_10519
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

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

Email: core.procurement@education.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-12958844

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 12958844

Address

Street Address: Hilden Park House 79 Tonbridge Road
Locality: Hildenborough
Postal Code: TN11 9BH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ46

Contact

Email: rowland@educateventures.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
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: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72212931
Description: Training software development services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73220000
Description: Development consultancy services

Entry 4

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Entry 5

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80200000
Description: Secondary education services

Entry 6

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80420000
Description: E-learning services

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-12958844
Name: EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Developing a Digital and Data Skills Pathway contract
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 10 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Renewal

Description: An optional provision for the Department to extend for up to a maximum of 6 months. The Department shall exercise this extension option by giving not less than one month's written notice. Any decision to extend the contract will be subject to affordability, governance requirements, government priorities and policies.

Value

Including VAT: 360,000
Amount: 300,000
Currency: GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1

Id: 1
Title: The number, range and spread of users, experts and stakeholders engaged in development of the requirements

Entry 2

Id: 2
Title: The timeliness and quality of products delivered.

Entry 3

Id: 3
Title: The breadth of implementation support and how it enables users to meet all agreed domains.

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095492-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095492-2026 ↗
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 09:57
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P3BT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS

044766-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender · 15 May 2026, 09:26
045995-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender · 20 May 2026, 08:36
058117-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 19 Jun 2026, 14:05
080116-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 22 Aug 2026, 12:33
095492-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 9 Oct 2026, 09:57

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Department for Education awarded and signed a contract with EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED to develop a digital and data skills pathway for schools and support its implementation.

Published outcome signals

Procurement methodOpen procedureEvidence: Tender data states procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.
Award decisionAward dated 21 August 2026Evidence: Award record 1 lists award_date as 2026-08-21.
Contract signed10 September 2026Evidence: Contract 1 explicitly lists dateSigned as 2026-09-10.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095492-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0699ae
First published: 22 Aug 2026
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 11:36
Notice versions reviewed: 5

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

The Department for Education awarded and signed a contract with EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED to develop a digital and data skills pathway for schools and support its implementation.

Published outcome

One active award and contract are reported for EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED. The signed contract value is £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT), with a core term from 10 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Market significance

The work concerns a GOV.UK-hosted national framework for digital, data and AI skills in schools, with sector co-design and implementation support.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED

100% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT) GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract

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Supplier is verified by Companies House number 12958844. Award 1 names the supplier; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states the contract value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement method

100% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender data states procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure.

Award decision

98% confidence

Award dated 21 August 2026

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Award record 1 lists award_date as 2026-08-21.

Contract signed

100% confidence

10 September 2026

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Contract 1 explicitly lists dateSigned as 2026-09-10.

Contract status

100% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 and award 1 both have status active.

Contract details publication

100% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract details notice 095492-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-09.

VALUES

Published values explained

Signed contract value excluding VAT

100% confidence

£300,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 300000 GBP.

Signed contract value including VAT

100% confidence

£360,000

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 360000 GBP.

Stated programme budget ceiling

95% confidence

Up to £500,000

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The procurement description states a budget of up to £500,000.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Preliminary market engagement notice

100% confidence

15 May 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history lists notice 044766-2026, published 2026-05-15.

Market engagement update

100% confidence

20 May 2026

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Release history lists notice 045995-2026, published 2026-05-20.

Tender notice

100% confidence

19 June 2026

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Release history lists notice 058117-2026, published 2026-06-19.

Contract award notice

100% confidence

22 August 2026

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Release history lists notice 080116-2026, published 2026-08-22.

Core contract term

100% confidence

10 September 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Contract 1 period lists startDate 2026-09-10 and endDate 2027-03-31.

Maximum possible end date

100% confidence

30 September 2027

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Contract 1 lists maxExtentDate 2027-09-30.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

100% confidence

Develop a digital and data skills pathway for schools and provide implementation support.

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Procurement description.

Intended output

98% confidence

A GOV.UK-hosted, future-proofed national framework.

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Procurement description.

Skills and practice coverage

98% confidence

Digital, data and AI skills and expertise for safe and effective use of technology in pedagogical and management practice.

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Procurement description.

Design approach

95% confidence

Co-design with the sector is a stated design principle.

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Procurement description.

Service classifications

100% confidence

IT consulting, software development and support; training software development; development consultancy; education and training; secondary education; and e-learning.

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Award item CPV classifications.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

100% confidence

Open procedure

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Tender data identifies an open procedure.

Lot structure

100% confidence

One lot (lot 1)

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Tender data contains one lot, and award 1 relates to lot 1.

Bidder count and evaluation results

100% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Core term

100% confidence

10 September 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Contract 1 period.

Extension option

100% confidence

Department may extend by up to 6 months, subject to conditions; at least one month's written notice is required.

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Contract 1 renewal description.

Maximum term endpoint

100% confidence

30 September 2027

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Contract 1 maxExtentDate.

Performance measures

98% confidence

Engagement of users, experts and stakeholders; timeliness and quality of products; and breadth of implementation support against agreed domains.

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Contract 1 agreedMetrics.

Above threshold

100% confidence

Yes

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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Value position

98% confidence

The signed value excluding VAT (£300,000) is below the stated programme budget ceiling of up to £500,000.

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Contract value is £300,000 excluding VAT; description states a budget of up to £500,000.

Delivery focus

96% confidence

The requirement combines framework development with implementation support, rather than solely producing a standards document.

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Procurement description requires both development of the pathway and support to implement it.

Route-to-market signal

100% confidence

The buyer conducted preliminary market engagement before issuing an open tender.

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Release history records two preliminary market engagement notices followed by a tender notice under an open procedure.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0699ae
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

100% confidence

Department for Education

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Buyer party record.

Buyer type

100% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists London, SW1P 3BT, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

100% confidence

EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED (company number 12958844)

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Supplier verification confirms the name and company number through company-number matching.

Supplier classification

100% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details state scale: sme.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Hildenborough, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Supplier party address lists Hildenborough, TN11 9BH, United Kingdom.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension outlook

100% confidence

The buyer holds an option to extend by up to 6 months; this is discretionary and not a confirmed renewal.

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Contract renewal description and maxExtentDate of 30 September 2027.

Core-term end estimate

100% confidence

The core term is scheduled to end on 31 March 2027; any subsequent procurement or extension is unknown.

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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-03-31; no future procurement is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

100% confidence

Verified

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The named supplier is matched by company number 12958844 and has verified_company_name EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED.

Award-to-contract linkage

100% confidence

Clear

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Contract 1 explicitly references awardID 1, and award 1 identifies the same supplier and lot.

Lot detail

100% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.

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Lot record 1 has null title, description and value fields.

Competition and evaluation information

100% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No bidder count, tender prices, scoring or award rationale is present in the supplied data.

Conflict-of-interest document

100% confidence

Not published

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Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description 'Not published'.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation methodology, tender prices, scores and award rationale.
The source provides an extension option but does not confirm that it will be exercised.
The conflict-of-interest document is marked as not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Department for Education Digital and Data Skills Pathway contract?

EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED, company number 12958844, is the verified legal supplier named for award 1.

What is the value of the contract?

The signed contract value is £300,000 excluding VAT and £360,000 including VAT.

When does the contract run?

The core term runs from 10 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The Department may extend it by up to six months, potentially to 30 September 2027.

Was the contract signed?

Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signed date of 10 September 2026.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Developing a Digital and Data Skills Pathway

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

EDUCATE VENTURES RESEARCH LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Agreed Metrics

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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