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Learning Management System

Kent County Council

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11 Sep 2026 at 08:56

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Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council procured a learning management system for delivering staff training across its organisation. The service is an e-learning and learning administration platform, providing access to online courses, face-to-face course bookings and live online event bookings. It supports mandatory compliance training, structured learning programmes such as Managing into the Future, and the Competency Framework for Statutory Responsibilities. The system also hosts the Kent Academy for the Adults and Children’s Workforce and provides management information and reporting on compliance, including mandatory training and Care Quality Commission requirements. The service category is e-learning services (CPV 80420000). Delivery is for Kent County Council in Maidstone and the wider South East of England.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. Kent County Council used a selective call-off from the G-Cloud 14 framework. The award was made on 17 July 2026 to Learning Pool Limited for £164,000 excluding any stated tax treatment. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028, with a two-year term and no extension available. The tender submission deadline was 1 May 2026 at 12:00. There was one award and no lots are identified. The selected supplier is Learning Pool Limited. The opportunity was assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that the buyer selected an established framework supplier for this requirement.

For suppliers assessing future demand, this award shows Kent County Council’s requirement for a single learning platform combining digital learning, course and event administration, mandatory compliance training, structured workforce programmes, academy content and management information. A credible competitor would need to provide these functions as an integrated service rather than a standalone course library. It would also need to support reporting across mandatory training and regulatory compliance agendas, host content for both adult and children’s workforces, and manage varied learning formats. The chosen supplier was a large organisation, and the council used a G-Cloud framework call-off, so future competitors would need a suitable public-sector framework route and the capacity to deliver an organisation-wide platform. The requirement indicates demand for mature learning technology and implementation capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Learning Management System

Notice Description

Contract was award via G-Cloud 14. The Learning Management System, is the Council's system for the delivery of staff training. The system provides an access point to Learning and Development within the organisation: The system will provide: * E-learning courses * Facilitates the booking of face to face courses * Facilitates the booking of live online events * Provides access to mandatory compliance training * Provides structured programmes of learning including Managing into the Future and the Competency Framework for Statutory Responsibilities * Hosts the Kent Academy for the Adults and Children's Workforce * Provides management information tools that enable the reporting of compliance across a range of agendas including mandatory training and CQC requirements. The Contract term is for 2 years with no extension available.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3af728da-50ca-4be4-a33c-120b7261e70c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cf788ac-afca-4072-a405-4ded41259a52
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80420000 - E-learning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£164,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£164,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kent County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LEARNING POOL LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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