Notice Information
Notice Title
CPT_25_20 Thrive Learning Management System (LMS)
Notice Description
The National Audit Office requires the provision, maintenance, and support of the Thrive Learning Management System (LMS) to deliver, manage, and track mandatory, regulatory, and professional development training for approximately 1,100 staff. The system will host and maintain existing and future learning content, including CPD records and training completion data, and provide tools to monitor compliance and staff progress. The supplier will provide technical support, system updates, and ensure secure and reliable access to training materials, maintaining data integrity and continuity of service.
Procurement Information
The NAO is relying on Procurement Act 2023, Section 43(1)(d): continuation or interoperability requirements where changing supplier would cause disproportionate technical difficulties or significant duplication of cost. The grounds for the direct award are: * Proprietary data and interoperability: Thrive stores CPD, completions, and BI dashboards in a proprietary format, which cannot be easily migrated to another LMS. * Significant duplication of cost and resource: Recreating BI reporting, CPD tracking, and historical data in a new system would require substantial staff time, cross-team effort, and external support. The previous migration to Thrive involved many hours of colleague time and significant internal resource investment to transfer content and configure CPD tracking, demonstrating the scale of effort that would be duplicated. * Workforce impact: The system is used by approximately 1,100 staff. Transitioning to a new LMS would require full retraining, leading to operational disruption and productivity loss. * Continuity and proportionality: Continuing with Thrive ensures uninterrupted training provision, data integrity, and compliance, representing the most efficient and proportionate use of public funds.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ebf0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078547-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
48931000 - Training software package
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £175,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 26 Jan 2026 - 25 Jan 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- nao.procurement@nao.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1W 9SP
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Pimlico North
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078547-2025
1st December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078483-2025
1st December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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