AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Work & Pensions has concluded a direct, below-threshold contract with Udemy Inc. for 500 Udemy for Business learning-platform licences. The contract is stated as signed on 14 October 2026 and active from 15 October 2026 to 13 December 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract were published for Udemy Inc.; the published contract value is £88,000 gross.
Market significanceThis is a small direct public-sector learning-platform purchase, classified as staff training services, covering delivery across English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Udemy Inc.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 88000 GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names Udemy Inc. as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, is active and has a GBP 88,000 value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” and tagged award and contract.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is “complete”; lot 1 is also marked complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 14 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£88,000 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross 88000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; one supplier is named on that award.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-14T10:54:11+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence13 December 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-12-13T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceUdemy for Business learning platform, 500 licences
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The notice title and description state “Udemy for Business learning platform” and “500 licences”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence80511000 — Staff training services
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Award item 1 carries CPV 80511000 with the description “Staff training services”.
Delivery coverage
96% confidenceUK regions including Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and English regions
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The award lists delivery regions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count or evaluation information supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, evaluation results or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 13 December 2027
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Contract 1 period gives those start and end dates.
Published contract value
99% confidence£88,000 gross
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 88000 GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Indicative cost per licence
88% confidence£176 gross per licence across the stated contract term
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Calculated as the published £88,000 gross contract value divided by 500 stated licences. This is an indicative average only; the notice provides no pricing breakdown or confirmation that all licences are priced uniformly.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold purchase without competition
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The notice explicitly records a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract evidence quality
96% confidenceHigh
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The supplied contract record explicitly identifies its linked award, status, signature date, active period and gross value.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier name is source-reported; Companies House verification is not applicable.
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Supplier verification status is “not_applicable”; the supplier is located in the United States and no verified UK company name is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 is identified and complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation detail, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results or award rationale were published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No pricing breakdown is available; the calculated per-licence figure is only an indicative average.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were supplied.
- The supplier name is source-reported; Companies House verification is not applicable for this supplier.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for Work & PensionsDWPUdemy Inc.Udemy for Businesslearning platformstaff training servicespublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DWP Udemy for Business contract?
Udemy Inc. is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £88,000.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 15 October 2026 to 13 December 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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