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title: "383_25 Managed Learning Services"
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# 383_25 Managed Learning Services

Buyer: LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TRADING AS ESPO  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ffd7

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council, operating as ESPO, has concluded a procurement process through an open procedure for the "383_25 Managed Learning Services" framework. This includes Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Learning Management Systems (LMS) to facilitate the management and delivery of training across various sectors. The process is divided into two lots, each with active contracts starting on 2 January 2026 and ending on 1 January 2028, with a potential extension until 2030. The framework, worth £100 million, targets diverse UK public bodies and regions, facilitating central, educational, and emergency services. Notably, the contract was awarded on 6 February 2026 following its initiation in August 2025, with participation from key suppliers like CAPITA Business Services Ltd, Inspiro Learning Ltd, and others.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for enterprises capable of offering comprehensive training solutions and innovative LMS technologies. Suppliers spanning large, SME, and international scales, like AWTG LIMITED from the UK and Excelsoft Technologies from India, demonstrate the framework’s openness to versatile parties. Businesses proficient in education and training services, management-related services, and software development will find the framework advantageous, offering the potential for substantial revenue through varied public sector engagements across the UK. Additionally, flexibility for further competitive selections and bespoke service provisions ensures scalability and tailored solutions, accommodating evolving market and organisational needs.

## Notice

ESPO framework provides access to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) for the sourcing, administration and management of customers' training requirements. The framework also provides Learning Management System (LMS) providers, allowing for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of training requirements, and this is intended for customers who plan on retaining the sourcing and booking of their organisation's training requirements in house and require a system to administer these requirements. The Framework is divided into 2 lots. For any additional details please also refer to https://www.espo.org/managed-learning-services-383-25.html Note: Overall framework award was concluded on 13/01/2026, with this notice being published to follow on from this.

### Lot Information

Managed Service Provider (MSP)

A single Managed Service Provider (MSP) takes responsibility for the Customer's training requirements, as opposed to the customer managing a selection of individual training Service Providers themselves. For further details, please refer to the procurement/tender documents.

Options: This framework includes a number of options that provide flexibility for Customers throughout the life of the framework. These options apply across all Lots and are designed to ensure the framework remains responsive to evolving needs and market conditions. The key options are as follows: Additional Services Customers may request additional services beyond the core specification, as outlined in the pricing schedule. These include optional modules, system integrations, or bespoke training solutions. These options are not scored during evaluation but may be selected at call-off stage based on individual customer needs.

Renewal: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months (under normal circumstances this will be completed in full, or potentially in 12-month periods, and is subject to the performance of the framework). The total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above.

Learning Management System (LMS)

A Learning Management System (LMS) allows for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of training requirements. For further details, please refer to the procurement/tender documents.

Options: This framework includes a number of options that provide flexibility for Customers throughout the life of the framework. These options apply across all Lots and are designed to ensure the framework remains responsive to evolving needs and market conditions. The key options are as follows: Additional Services Customers may request additional services beyond the core specification, as outlined in the pricing schedule. These include optional modules, system integrations, or bespoke training solutions. These options are not scored during evaluation but may be selected at call-off stage based on individual customer needs.

Renewal: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months (under normal circumstances this will be completed in full, or potentially in 12-month periods, and is subject to the performance of the framework). The total estimated values captured in this notice include the option to extend the framework as noted above.

### Planning Information

Suppliers are required to register and complete the relevant stages on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) if they wish to participate in and bid for this framework. Tender Submission deadlines cannot be extended to allow for late supplier registrations to the CDP. Tenderers should be aware that CDP registration could be a prolonged process. How to register on the CDP can be found using the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html 
The Request for Information (RFI) documents are available on the 'EastMidsTenders' Procurement Portal and the submission deadline is 18th April 2025 at 12.00 noon. Suppliers wishing to participate must first register interest for 383_25 on the Portal found using the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register 
The RFI will be made available within a public message on the portal and suppliers should follow the instructions for completing the RFI as shown within the public message and within the RFI itself. 
As part of this exercise ESPO has established two RFI questionnaires to inform our exercise:
• RfI Questionnaire 1 Managed Training Services
• RfI Questionnaire 2 Learning Management System
Suppliers will be engaged with to determine:
• If there have been any changes or developments within the market,
• Feedback on ESPO's proposed procurement methodology,
• Any potential risks within the market etc.
• Feedback on our proposed procurement strategy
Following on from the RFI exercise, individual 1-2-1 preliminary market engagement meetings will be held with suppliers, that meet the required criteria for the lot, to gain further information on points raised within the responses to the RFI. 
Required criteria.
Lot 1 - Managed Training Services is the provision of a complete service in relation to all (or the majority) of the customer's training requirements. This type of service provision is where a single Managed Service Provider (MSP) takes responsibility for the customer's training by managing a supply chain of training suppliers as opposed to the customer managing a selection of individual training suppliers themselves.
Lot 2 - Learning Management Systems (LMS) allows for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of training requirements. This type of service provision is where the customer will use the LMS to administer, document, track and report on the training within its organisation.
Preliminary market engagement meetings will take place between 28/04/2025 and 02/05/2025. 
It is anticipated that suppliers taking part in the preliminary market engagement will not be put at an unfair advantage when bidding for this framework. For the avoidance of doubt, those not participating in the engagement piece will still be able to tender for the framework and it will not mean they are excluded from tendering. 
A record of the information shared and received as part of the preliminary market engagement will be kept ensuring that the information gathered is considered in the procurement. An anonymised summary of the information/outcomes will also be shared with other parties and used to help ensure that participating suppliers are not unfairly advantaged.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010996-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Future notice date | 19 May 2025 |
| Award date | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 2 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000,000 |
| Awards value | £100,000,000 |
| Contracts value | £100,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, TRADING AS ESPO |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE19 1ES |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Enderby |
| Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 15 |
| Supplier names | AWTG; CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES; COGRAMMAR LTD (PREV HYPERIONDEV; ELITE TRAINING & CONSULTANCY (SCOTLAND; EXCELSOFT TECHNOLOGIES; INSPIRO LEARNING; INTERTRAIN; JZERO SOLUTIONS (GIB; ME LEARNING; NEW MEDIA WAREHOUSE LTD (T/A SYNERGY LEARNING; PREMIER PEOPLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED (T/A PREMIER PARTNERSHIP; QA; REED LEARNING; SOTERIA INTERNATIONAL GROUP; WDR LTD (CORRECT COMPANY REG 02625137 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 48931000 - Training software package
- 79420000 - Management-related services
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 79633000 - Staff development services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 92312212 - Services related to the preparation of training manuals

## Release History

- 6 Feb 2026 at 14:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010996-2026
- 12 Dec 2025 at 14:28 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082540-2025
- 22 Sep 2025 at 10:27 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058426-2025
- 22 Aug 2025 at 15:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051022-2025
- 9 Apr 2025 at 14:17 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014030-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010996-2026
  6th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082540-2025
  12th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058426-2025
  22nd September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051022-2025
  22nd August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014030-2025
  9th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
  To tender (please proceed to step (e) if an Expression of interest has already been completed): (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '383_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the EastMidsTenders Portal); (d) Express an interest (if not already completed via the previously Published Preliminary market engagement notice); (e) Download the procurement/tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen, once an Expression of interest has been completed).
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11608
  383_25 Framework Agreement
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11636
  383_25 Form of Contract and Call-Off Terms (Framework Schedule 3)
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11637
  383_25 Framework Agreement
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11638
  383_25 Form of Contract and Call-Off Terms (Framework Schedule 3)

## Notice URLs

- http://WWW.ELITETC.CO.UK
- http://httphttps://cogrammar.com/
- http://www.Capita.com
- http://www.jzero.com
- http://www.premier-partnership.co.uk
- http://www.reed.com/learning
- http://www.soteriabusiness.com
- http://www.synergy-learning.com
- http://www.wdr.co.uk
- https://awtg.co.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
- https://www.espo.org/
- https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/
- https://www.espo.org/legal
- https://www.espo.org/managed-learning-services-383-25.html
- https://www.excelsoftcorp.com/assessmentandproctoringsolutions/products/test-and-assessment/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html
- https://www.inspirolearning.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.melearning.co.uk/
- https://www.qa.com/
- https://www.railway-training-courses.com

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