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383_25 Managed Learning Services

Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

06 Feb 2026 at 14:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

12 Dec 2025 at 14:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

22 Sep 2025 at 11:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

22 Aug 2025 at 16:53

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

09 Apr 2025 at 15:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council, operating as ESPO, has concluded a procurement process through an open procedure for the "383_25 Managed Learning Services" framework. This includes Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Learning Management Systems (LMS) to facilitate the management and delivery of training across various sectors. The process is divided into two lots, each with active contracts starting on 2 January 2026 and ending on 1 January 2028, with a potential extension until 2030. The framework, worth £100 million, targets diverse UK public bodies and regions, facilitating central, educational, and emergency services. Notably, the contract was awarded on 6 February 2026 following its initiation in August 2025, with participation from key suppliers like CAPITA Business Services Ltd, Inspiro Learning Ltd, and others.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for enterprises capable of offering comprehensive training solutions and innovative LMS technologies. Suppliers spanning large, SME, and international scales, like AWTG LIMITED from the UK and Excelsoft Technologies from India, demonstrate the framework’s openness to versatile parties. Businesses proficient in education and training services, management-related services, and software development will find the framework advantageous, offering the potential for substantial revenue through varied public sector engagements across the UK. Additionally, flexibility for further competitive selections and bespoke service provisions ensures scalability and tailored solutions, accommodating evolving market and organisational needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

383_25 Managed Learning Services

Notice Description

ESPO framework provides access to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) for the sourcing, administration and management of customers' training requirements. The framework also provides Learning Management System (LMS) providers, allowing for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of training requirements, and this is intended for customers who plan on retaining the sourcing and booking of their organisation's training requirements in house and require a system to administer these requirements. The Framework is divided into 2 lots. For any additional details please also refer to https://www.espo.org/managed-learning-services-383-25.html Note: Overall framework award was concluded on 13/01/2026, with this notice being published to follow on from this.

Lot Information

Managed Service Provider (MSP)

A single Managed Service Provider (MSP) takes responsibility for the Customer's training requirements, as opposed to the customer managing a selection of individual training Service Providers themselves. For further details, please refer to the procurement/tender documents.

Options: This framework includes a number of options that provide flexibility for Customers throughout the life of the framework. These options apply across all Lots and are designed to ensure the framework remains responsive to evolving needs and market conditions. The key options are as follows: Additional Services Customers may request additional services beyond the core specification, as outlined in the pricing schedule. These include optional modules, system integrations, or bespoke training solutions. These options are not scored during evaluation but may be selected at call-off stage based on individual customer needs.

Renewal: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months (under normal circumstances this will be completed in full, or potentially in 12-month periods, and is subject to the performance of the framework). The total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above.

Learning Management System (LMS)

A Learning Management System (LMS) allows for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of training requirements. For further details, please refer to the procurement/tender documents.

Options: This framework includes a number of options that provide flexibility for Customers throughout the life of the framework. These options apply across all Lots and are designed to ensure the framework remains responsive to evolving needs and market conditions. The key options are as follows: Additional Services Customers may request additional services beyond the core specification, as outlined in the pricing schedule. These include optional modules, system integrations, or bespoke training solutions. These options are not scored during evaluation but may be selected at call-off stage based on individual customer needs.

Renewal: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months (under normal circumstances this will be completed in full, or potentially in 12-month periods, and is subject to the performance of the framework). The total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above.

Planning Information

Suppliers are required to register and complete the relevant stages on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) if they wish to participate in and bid for this framework. Tender Submission deadlines cannot be extended to allow for late supplier registrations to the CDP. Tenderers should be aware that CDP registration could be a prolonged process. How to register on the CDP can be found using the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html The Request for Information (RFI) documents are available on the 'EastMidsTenders' Procurement Portal and the submission deadline is 18th April 2025 at 12.00 noon. Suppliers wishing to participate must first register interest for 383_25 on the Portal found using the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register The RFI will be made available within a public message on the portal and suppliers should follow the instructions for completing the RFI as shown within the public message and within the RFI itself. As part of this exercise ESPO has established two RFI questionnaires to inform our exercise: • RfI Questionnaire 1 Managed Training Services • RfI Questionnaire 2 Learning Management System Suppliers will be engaged with to determine: • If there have been any changes or developments within the market, • Feedback on ESPO's proposed procurement methodology, • Any potential risks within the market etc. • Feedback on our proposed procurement strategy Following on from the RFI exercise, individual 1-2-1 preliminary market engagement meetings will be held with suppliers, that meet the required criteria for the lot, to gain further information on points raised within the responses to the RFI. Required criteria. Lot 1 - Managed Training Services is the provision of a complete service in relation to all (or the majority) of the customer's training requirements. This type of service provision is where a single Managed Service Provider (MSP) takes responsibility for the customer's training by managing a supply chain of training suppliers as opposed to the customer managing a selection of individual training suppliers themselves. Lot 2 - Learning Management Systems (LMS) allows for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of training requirements. This type of service provision is where the customer will use the LMS to administer, document, track and report on the training within its organisation. Preliminary market engagement meetings will take place between 28/04/2025 and 02/05/2025. It is anticipated that suppliers taking part in the preliminary market engagement will not be put at an unfair advantage when bidding for this framework. For the avoidance of doubt, those not participating in the engagement piece will still be able to tender for the framework and it will not mean they are excluded from tendering. A record of the information shared and received as part of the preliminary market engagement will be kept ensuring that the information gathered is considered in the procurement. An anonymised summary of the information/outcomes will also be shared with other parties and used to help ensure that participating suppliers are not unfairly advantaged.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ffd7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010996-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

48931000 - Training software package

79420000 - Management-related services

79632000 - Personnel-training services

79633000 - Staff development services

80000000 - Education and training services

92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
19 May 2025Expired
Award Date
4 Dec 20258 months ago
Contract Period
2 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE19 1ES
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Enderby
Westminster Constituency
South Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
15
Supplier Names

AWTG LIMITED

CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD

COGRAMMAR LTD (prev HYPERIONDEV LTD)

ELITE TRAINING & CONSULTANCY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

Excelsoft Technologies

INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED

INTERTRAIN UK LTD.

JZero Solutions (GIB)

ME LEARNING LIMITED

NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE LTD (t/a Synergy Learning)

PREMIER PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (t/a Premier Partnership)

QA LIMITED

REED LEARNING LIMITED

SOTERIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD.

WDR Ltd (CORRECT COMPANY REG 02625137)

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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