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Outsourced Qualification Delivery Services

Sanctuary Housing Association

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23 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sanctuary Housing Association is seeking one or more providers to deliver and assess vocational and professional qualifications across its operations. The work covers care qualifications in England and Scotland, housing qualifications in both countries, and business qualifications in England and Scotland. Providers will take responsibility for learner administration and quality assurance as well as qualification delivery, supporting learner experience, compliance and achievement outcomes. The scope includes managing existing assessors and transferring them under TUPE where applicable. The procurement is for training and qualification delivery services (CPV 80500000), delivered across England and Scotland. Suppliers can focus on the care, housing or business disciplines and relevant geographic areas rather than necessarily covering every strand.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 Open Procedure and Light Touch regime. The procurement is divided into four lots: care qualifications in England; care qualifications in Scotland; housing qualifications in England and Scotland; and business qualifications in England and Scotland. The tender deadline was 20 November 2026 at 12:00, with bids submitted electronically. The published estimated values are £4.5 million for care in England, £500,000 for care in Scotland, £2.3 million for housing across England and Scotland, and £450,000 for business qualifications across both countries. Care in England and Scotland, and housing, have a contract period from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030; business qualifications run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028. Each lot permits two 12-month extensions. The evaluation basis is not stated here.

This opportunity suits established training and qualification providers able to deliver recognised vocational and professional qualifications in care, housing or business, in England, Scotland or both. Suppliers need the operational capability to manage the full delivery cycle, including assessment, learner administration and quality assurance, while maintaining regulatory compliance and strong learner outcomes. Providers taking on existing assessors should be able to manage their transfer and ongoing employment under TUPE where applicable. The four lots allow bidders to target a particular subject area or geography, including a larger England care service and smaller Scotland care and cross-border business or housing services. A bidder may submit for multiple lots. The contracts require delivery over one- or three-year initial periods, with provision for two further 12-month extensions per lot. The procurement documents provide the stated suitability requirements and further performance terms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Outsourced Qualification Delivery Services

Notice Description

Sanctuary is seeking a delivery partner(s) to provide end-to-end qualifications assessment and delivery services for vocational and professional qualifications.

Lot Information

Business qualifications in England & Scotland

Sanctuary is seeking a delivery partner(s) to provide end-to-end qualifications assessment and delivery services for vocational and professional qualifications. The successful supplier(s) will assume responsibility for qualification delivery, learner administration, quality assurance and, where applicable, the transfer and ongoing management of existing assessors (under the Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations). The supplier(s) will deliver qualifications services across all Sanctuary operations, covering care, housing and business disciplines, and maintain a high-quality learner experience, regulatory compliance and achievement outcomes.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions available

Care qualifications in England

Sanctuary is seeking a delivery partner(s) to provide end-to-end qualifications assessment and delivery services for vocational and professional qualifications. The successful supplier(s) will assume responsibility for qualification delivery, learner administration, quality assurance and, where applicable, the transfer and ongoing management of existing assessors (under the Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations). The supplier(s) will deliver qualifications services across all Sanctuary operations, covering care, housing and business disciplines, and maintain a high-quality learner experience, regulatory compliance and achievement outcomes.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions available

Care qualifications in Scotland

Sanctuary is seeking a delivery partner(s) to provide end-to-end qualifications assessment and delivery services for vocational and professional qualifications. The successful supplier(s) will assume responsibility for qualification delivery, learner administration, quality assurance and, where applicable, the transfer and ongoing management of existing assessors (under the Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations). The supplier(s) will deliver qualifications services across all Sanctuary operations, covering care, housing and business disciplines, and maintain a high-quality learner experience, regulatory compliance and achievement outcomes.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions available

Housing qualifications in England & Scotland

Sanctuary is seeking a delivery partner(s) to provide end-to-end qualifications assessment and delivery services for vocational and professional qualifications. The successful supplier(s) will assume responsibility for qualification delivery, learner administration, quality assurance and, where applicable, the transfer and ongoing management of existing assessors (under the Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations). The supplier(s) will deliver qualifications services across all Sanctuary operations, covering care, housing and business disciplines, and maintain a high-quality learner experience, regulatory compliance and achievement outcomes.

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions available

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000846502
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT567299
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,750,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£7,750,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
20 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sanctuary Housing Association
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR1 3ZQ
Postcode Area
Worcester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England), TLM8 West Central Scotland
Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Cathedral
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Further Information

Notice Documents

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