Notice Information
Notice Title
IT & Cyber Security Training Course
Notice Description
3 years agreement agreement for the IT & Cyber Security related learning and development courses which is for the whole ICS premises.
Procurement Information
Due to the technical requirements other suppliers approached (no quotes provided) are not able to match the offerings provided by QA Ltd. IM&T approached several training providers however for several years now QA have dominated the IT training market space and they offer the greatest portfolio of courses. They also offered the greatest discount as shown in the comparison table below of two base courses we would be looking at but the pricing also carries throughout the rest of their portfolio. QA are over 40% cheaper than their main competitor (as shown above).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065e85
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018011-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80531200 - Technical training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £189,166 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Mar 2026 - 30 Mar 2029 3-4 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
- NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS10 5NB
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Horfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol North West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018011-2026
27th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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