Award

Operational Procurement Support Service

RED KITE LEARNING TRUST

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

08 Jan 2026 at 13:41

Award

06 Jan 2026 at 14:32

TenderUpdate

07 Oct 2025 at 09:29

Tender

10 Sep 2025 at 15:26

Summary of the contracting process

The "Operational Procurement Support Service" is a procurement process undertaken by the Red Kite Learning Trust, a sub-central government authority, located in Harrogate, United Kingdom. The process, primarily in the services industry category, followed an open procedure as its procurement method. The procurement has reached the award stage as of 8 January 2026. A key milestone includes the contract period commencing on 1 May 2026 and potentially extending until 30 April 2033, with an estimated contract value of £1.05 billion under a concession regime. The process ended with PAGABO LIMITED being the awarded supplier. The procurement is aimed at managing a range of procurement activities, including the establishment and running of frameworks with significant projected call-off values over a period of up to seven years.

This tender provides substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for firms specialising in procurement consultancy services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), like the winning bidder PAGABO LIMITED, could find the frameworks' management a lucrative opportunity due to the considerable contract value and extended contract period. Businesses with expertise in handling full end-to-end procurement processes, particularly those that can deliver quality and social value, are best suited for this type of procurement. The open procedure and high-value frameworks invite businesses capable of supplying consistent and effective procurement management solutions across the United Kingdom regions for an extended period.

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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. PLEASE NOTE THIS CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE REPLACES Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-000712. For clarity the estimated published contract value of PS1.05B (excluding VAT) issued in the ITT is reflective of the call-off values of the frameworks over the possible 7 year period of the new contract and includes all the possible framework spend based on current data trends as well as potential growth. The contract value between the framework provider and the suppliers will be a fraction of this value depending on the % rebates applied to the gross call-off spend.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The option to extend up to two years - two individual twelve month extensions

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0597ec
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001472-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Jan 20261 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
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
Additional Buyers

VALUE MATCH SERVICES LTD

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
rkltprocurement@rklt.co.uk, tenders@value-match.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PAGABO

Further Information

Notice Documents

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