Notice Information
Notice Title
Operational Procurement Support Service
Notice Description
Management of a range of procurement activity including establishment and running of a number of frameworks, including the full end to end procurement process that supports that and any other related activities.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The option to extend up to two years - two individual twelve month extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0597ec
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042237-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,050,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- £1,050,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Awards Value
- £1,050,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Contracts Value
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Jan 20265 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HARROGATE
- Postcode
- HG2 9PH
- Post Town
- Harrogate
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Great Boughton
- Westminster Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042237-2026
8th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001472-2026
8th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000712-2026
6th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062750-2025
7th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055539-2025
10th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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