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NHM Learning Management System 2026 - 2030

Natural History Museum

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20 Oct 2026 at 15:52

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Summary of the contracting process

The Natural History Museum bought a software-as-a-service learning management platform for its employees. The requirement is for an online training platform, rather than delivery of training courses: the system is intended to support employee learning. This is a training-services procurement (CPV 80500000), with delivery in London. The requirement was arranged through the Government Commercial Agency’s G-Cloud 14 framework. The named supplier, Learning Pool Ltd, is based in Belfast. The scope is described as an employee platform, without further functional detail in the contracting data.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Learning Pool Ltd. It was conducted through a limited procedure without a prior call for competition, using the G-Cloud 14 framework. The contract was signed on 20 October 2026 and is valued at £142,634.40. The title indicates a 2026–2030 requirement, but no precise start or end dates are provided. One supplier bid for the lot. Evaluation specified a pass/fail quality assessment and price scored at 100, making price the scored criterion once the quality threshold was met. The lot is marked cancelled, while the overall tender and award are marked complete and active respectively; the award and contract data show the purchase proceeded.

For suppliers competing for a future Natural History Museum requirement, this award demonstrates demand for an employee-facing online learning management system delivered as software as a service. A credible competitor would need to provide a suitable hosted training platform and meet the buyer’s quality requirements sufficiently to pass its threshold; price then carried the full stated scoring weight. The single recorded bid suggests the framework route was used to source this requirement, so suppliers would need access to the relevant government framework or an equivalent route if the buyer retains this approach. The awarded provider is an SME, showing that the requirement was delivered by a supplier of that scale. The published scope does not identify specialist accreditations, integrations or implementation capabilities, so those should not be assumed to be buyer requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHM Learning Management System 2026 - 2030

Notice Description

Software as a Service training plat form for employees

Lot Information

Lot 1

Software as a service training provider - online platform for employees.

Procurement Information

This contract was awarded via the Government Commercial Agency Framework RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14. By using this framework a publication is not required

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c26
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099147-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£142,634 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Natural History Museum
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW7 5BD
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward
Brompton & Hans Town
Westminster Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LEARNING POOL LIMITED

Further Information

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