Notice Information
Notice Title
Improving Democratic Education (Young Citizens)
Notice Description
This report presents the procurement process undertaken for the Democratic Education multi-lot and seeks approval to award contracts to the recommended suppliers for each Lot. The objective of this procurement exercise was to secure a range of delivery partners with the expertise to provide citizenship and political education across the UK. The is intended to support young people's understanding of democracy, citizenship, and participation, while ensuring equality of access and innovation in delivery. Following a compliant tender process under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), seven Lots have been awarded. In three Lots, multiple suppliers were appointed under a taxi rank arrangement, providing the Commission with flexibility. The maximum total budget for Year 1 is PS746,000, with up to PS3.3m expected across the full contract period (3-5 years). Budgets were allocated per Lot as published in the ITT, and awards remain within these caps.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7296ae59-5206-4153-b202-da436bdeed12
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb727892-8b58-41c3-aeba-d28db7ed52ed
- 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
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £782,099 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Oct 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 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
- THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC1Y 8YZ
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Bunhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fb727892-8b58-41c3-aeba-d28db7ed52ed
11th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6817395f-c347-4ead-96ae-1b959450b739
11th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d8d92e8-4784-4277-823d-0880af9c8175
11th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0d9b4954-376e-4b85-ab94-16aa80c230da
11th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40913654-cca6-4c8d-aa9e-da32a45a32aa
11th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88eddc6b-49e7-45d4-913e-7c1d63a3a36f
11th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/399ac419-7043-4497-99d1-85d4221799bc
11th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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