AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Natural History Museum published an award and contract notice for a SaaS learning management and employee training platform. The notice identifies LEARNING POOL LIMITED as supplier and reports a GBP 142,634.40 contract value, with a signed-date field of 20 October 2026. However, the only related lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Published outcomeAward and contract record published for LEARNING POOL LIMITED; contract and award records are marked active, while related lot 1 is marked cancelled.
Market significanceA direct award through the G-Cloud 14 framework for an employee learning platform, valued at GBP 142,634.40 at contract level.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LEARNING POOL LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 099147-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated; GBP 142,634.40 is reported at contract level for the linked award. GBP · Verified supplier; linked award is active.
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Supplier verification identifies company number NI060102 and verified company name LEARNING POOL LIMITED. Award 099147-2026-1 names Learning Pool Ltd as its supplier and links lot 1. Contract 099147-2026-1 reports GBP 142,634.40.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026, 15:52 BST
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Published_at and release history both state 2026-10-20T15:52:43+01:00.
Award record status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 099147-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
96% confidenceActive
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Contract 099147-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signed date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 099147-2026-1 contains dateSigned 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Related lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, the sole lot linked to the award, has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 142,634.40
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Contract 099147-2026-1 value is amount 142634.4, currency GBP.
Award value
99% confidenceNot stated
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The award-level value fields are null.
Lot value
99% confidenceNot stated
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Lot 1 value fields are null.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026, 15:52 BST
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-20T15:52:43+01:00.
Contract signed
98% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract dateSigned field is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceSoftware-as-a-service training platform for employees
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Process description states 'Software as a Service training plat form for employees'; lot 1 describes an online SaaS training provider platform for employees.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 80500000 — Training services
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Tender classification and classifications data identify CPV 80500000, Training services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKI
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The item delivery address specifies region UKI.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot published (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot, ID 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Process procurement_method is limited.
Procedure
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Route to market
98% confidenceGovernment Commercial Agency Framework RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14
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Procurement method rationale states that the contract was awarded through this framework.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bidder count, tender count, scoring results or evaluation narrative is provided.
Award criteria
93% confidenceQuality pass/fail; price 100
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Lot 1 award criteria list Quality as pass/fail and price as 100.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract record
98% confidenceActive, with signed-date field populated
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Contract 099147-2026-1 is active and provides dateSigned of 20 October 2026.
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Term
99% confidenceStart and end dates not supplied
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Contract start_at and contract_end_at are null, and no dates are present in the contract record beyond dateSigned.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No extension or renewal provisions are published in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
97% confidenceFramework-based direct award under G-Cloud 14
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The published rationale says the contract was awarded via Government Commercial Agency Framework RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14 and that publication was not required through that route.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published GBP 142,634.40 is a contract-level value, not a separately published lot value.
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The contract contains the value; award and lot value fields are empty.
Evaluation transparency
97% confidenceThe notice gives high-level criteria but no scores, price breakdown or comparative evaluation results.
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Only Quality pass/fail and price 100 are supplied; no evaluation results are present.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting status fields
99% confidenceThe linked award and contract are active, but their sole related lot is cancelled.
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Award and contract 099147-2026-1 are active; lot 1 is cancelled.
Contract timing
99% confidenceA signed-date field is supplied, but contract commencement and expiry are not published.
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dateSigned is populated, while contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Value allocation
99% confidenceNo award-level or lot-level value is published.
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Award value fields and lot value fields are null; value appears only in the contract record.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by Companies House company number NI060102.
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Supplier verification status is verified, using company-number match, with verified name LEARNING POOL LIMITED.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, supplier comparisons, scores or detailed evaluation record are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole related lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active; the source does not resolve the discrepancy.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
- No award-level or lot-level value is published; GBP 142,634.40 is available only at contract level.
- Information on bids received, evaluation scores, comparative pricing and award rationale is not supplied.
- The notice title suggests 2026–2030, but no contractual end date is provided; that title is not treated as evidence of term.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Natural History MuseumLEARNING POOL LIMITEDLearning Poollearning management systemG-Cloud 14training platformpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the NHM Learning Management System 2026–2030?
LEARNING POOL LIMITED, verified under company number NI060102.
What value is reported for the contract?
GBP 142,634.40 is reported in the contract record. No separate award or lot value is published.
Was this competitively advertised?
The notice states an award procedure without prior publication, using the G-Cloud 14 framework. Bid and evaluation detail is not supplied.
Is the contract active?
The award and contract records are marked active, but the sole linked lot is marked cancelled. The supplied data does not resolve this conflict.
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