Award

Digital Credentialing Platform

THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION

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11 May 2026 at 08:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF), the professional body for the Further Education and Skills workforce in England, has concluded a procurement process with the award of a contract for a Digital Credentialing Platform to EdInvent Inc. This contract award was finalised on 11th May 2026 and marks the completion of the procurement stage. The project is set to start on 12th May 2026, running until 31st March 2028. This procurement falls under the category of services, specifically software programming and consultancy services, indicating its association with digital solutions. The procurement method was limited, involving a competitive request for quotations, and it was conducted following ETF's internal procurement policy to ensure compliance with below-threshold competition standards. The services will be primarily delivered in the UK, and the contract aligns with ETF's recent brand repositioning efforts focusing on digital credentials.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in digital credentialing and software solutions integration. Businesses that can demonstrate proficiency in secure and verifiable digital platforms, coupled with seamless CRM integration and single sign-on capabilities, would find this sector promising. Additionally, suppliers who can offer extensive technical support, cost-effective pricing, and case study-backed capabilities would be well-positioned to compete in this space. SMEs that participated effectively in the bidding process, as shown by successful bids from two such enterprises, could further leverage their agility and innovative approaches to secure similar contracts in the future.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Digital Credentialing Platform

Notice Description

Note, this is a contract award notice and not a call for competition. Education and Training Foundation (ETF) would like to award a contract for the provision of a digital credentialing platform. ETF is the professional body for the Further Education and Skills workforce in England, supporting more than 134,000 professionals across over 4,000 organisations. ETF supports the workforce through: - Professional Standards - Professional development programmes - Recognition of professional status - Membership and professional community ETF used to operate its membership body services through the Society for Education and Training (SET) brand. In early 2026, ETF undertook a major brand repositioning, integrating SET fully into ETF and establishing ETF as the single professional body for the FE and Skills workforce. As part of this repositioning: - Membership and professional recognition will sit under the ETF brand - Digital credentials will be used to recognise membership, professional status and professional learning achievements - ETF intends to retrospectively issue digital credentials for recent achievements, helping to establish a visible ecosystem of ETF-recognised credentials across the workforce. ETF is implementing a new digital ecosystem including: - BlueCMS - built on Umbraco - BlueCRM - built on Microsoft Dynamics ETF conducted proportionate pre-market engagement to identify suppliers with demonstrable capability in shareable and verifiable digital credentialing that will integrate into our digital ecosystem and meet strict GDPR, data and privacy requirements. Process: Following ETF's internal procurement policy, three suppliers were asked to complete a request for quotation. ETF sought a digital credentialing platform capable of supporting automated issuing, secure credential management and shareable professional recognition. Suppliers were asked to: 1. outline their approach when working with external system integrators 2. provide details of documentation and technical support provided 3. provide details of any additional professional services costs or rate cards 4. provide details of their pricing based on expected volumes 5. detail three key reasons why their platform would be the best fit for ETF 6. provide two high-level case studies 7. provide details of platform functionality, including: - single sign-on - CRM Integration and Automated issuing - Retrospective/ Bulk Issuing - Badge/ Credential Design - Stackable Credentials - Credential Lifecycle Management - Organisational Credentials - White-Label and earner experience - Credential Wallets and earner accounts - Credential Ownership and Portability - Integration with ETF Member Portal (Umbraco) - Reporting and Analytics - Security, Data Hosting and Privacy. A contract was awarded to the supplier that best met ETF's requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069549
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042821-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£108,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 May 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Mar 20261 months ago
Contract Period
11 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EDINVENT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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