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EWC Direct Award Professional Learning Passport

Education Workforce Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 13:06

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Workforce Council is procuring professional learning and e-learning services for its Professional Learning Passport (PLP), a flexible online e-portfolio available to all EWC registrants. The requirement covers continued provision of the PLP service, including the online platform and associated system compatibility. Delivery is for users across the United Kingdom. The contract is intended to maintain the existing service for EWC registrants rather than introduce a separate or replacement platform. It is a single-supplier service requirement, with one completed lot. The buying organisation is the Education Workforce Council, a Welsh public authority based in Cardiff. The service is relevant to suppliers providing online learning platforms, e-portfolios or closely related digital professional development systems.

The procurement has been awarded through a direct award to PepplePad, although the published award status is pending. The stated rationale was to maintain service continuity and system compatibility, support managed transition and handover, and avoid technical disruption, duplicated transition and knowledge-transfer costs. The award date is 6 August 2026. Its value is £398,667 excluding VAT, or £478,400 including VAT. The contract period is 15 September 2026 to 15 September 2028, with a maximum extent to 15 September 2029. A contract signature is scheduled for 14 September 2026. The award covers e-learning services and includes renewal options for additional licences or development work. Evaluation was not competitive: the direct-award decision relied on continuity, compatibility, delivery stability and cost-effectiveness.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates an established requirement for a dependable online professional learning passport serving all Education Workforce Council registrants. A credible future competitor would need to provide a flexible e-portfolio and e-learning environment, demonstrate strong system compatibility with an incumbent or existing service, and manage migration, handover and knowledge transfer without disrupting users. Capability to support additional licences and platform development would also be relevant. The buyer’s stated concerns show that technical stability, continuity of service, delivery risk and avoidance of duplicated transition costs are central commercial considerations. Suppliers should therefore be able to evidence robust implementation and support processes, platform continuity, scalable user access and experience maintaining digital learning services for a public-sector workforce.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EWC Direct Award Professional Learning Passport

Notice Description

The Professional Learning Passport (PLP) is a flexible online e-portfolio available to all EWC registrants.The requirement will be awarded to a single supplier under a direct award arrangement to ensure continuity of service and will maintain service continuity and system compatibility, and avoid unnecessary technical disruption and transition costs. Appointing an alternative supplier would create significant technical difficulties and result in a duplication of costs through transition and knowledge transfer activities, increasing delivery risk and potentially impacting service continuity. Retaining the incumbent supplier provides the most efficient and cost-effective solution.

Procurement Information

To maintain continuity of service and delivery, support managed transition and handover activity and ensure stability

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ddb0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074716-2026
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

80420000 - E-learning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£398,667 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
15 Sep 2026 - 15 Sep 2028 2-3 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
Education Workforce Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF24 0AB
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Plasnewydd
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PepplePad

Further Information

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