Notice Information
Notice Title
Exams Boards - Awarding Body
Notice Description
This notice relates to the exam boards that the College uses whose turnover exceeds the light touch regime limit over 4 years. Notice relates to both City & Guilds and Pearson Education Ltd
Procurement Information
Exam boards do not engage in tendering processes
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054ee2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038738-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,251,002 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,251,002 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- payments@liv-coll.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- THE LEARNING EXCHANGE, LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L1 9DW
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- Canning
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038738-2025
9th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036079-2025
30th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033204-2025
18th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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