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title: "Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching"
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# Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0508f7

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## Summary

The Department for Education, located in London, has recently awarded a contract titled "Supporting Holocaust Survivor Testimony in Teaching" under an open procurement procedure. This initiative falls within the education and training services industry category and aims to enhance Holocaust education by enabling access to recorded survivor testimonies. The contract, valued at £1,947,285 gross, was signed on 10th December 2025 and will run until 31st March 2027. The procurement process has progressed through several stages, including planning, tendering, and awarding, with the final award being to the Holocaust Educational Trust, a large VCSE organisation also based in London.

This contract presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in educational materials, digital technologies, and professional development services. The programme's requirement for innovative AI/VR resources, as well as the provision of tools and guidance for schools, creates a niche for enterprises specialising in educational technology and content creation. SMEs and VCSEs are particularly encouraged to engage, either through direct participation or as part of consortia, given the Department’s emphasis on inclusive procurement practices. Additionally, the provision of hardware such as VR headsets for schools suggests opportunities for suppliers of technological equipment.

## Notice

The Department for Education (the department) is looking for a provider to help schools with fulfilling the ambition for young people to hear recorded survivor testimony by enabling access to support and guidance which they can continue to use in future years. The programme will equip schools with tools, guidance and support, including signposting to high-quality sources for Holocaust survivor testimony. This will enable them to make the best use of this source material in teaching. It includes supporting schools to use new technological innovations around testimony and being mindful of the benefits and risks within such developments i.e. helping teacher/student digital literacy, and as with history sources, to critically engage with AI tools and recognise AI-generated misinformation. The supplier will: Develop and roll-out a resource pack supporting schools to use survivor testimony effectively in their teaching. This will provide assembly and lesson guidance (with a focus on history as a subject area), and use of survivor testimony from the wide array of existing resources available from expert organisations. Provide Continuing Professional Development/in class-help to support schools to use testimony effectively. Encourage further development of AI/VR resources relating to survivor testimony. By: including in the resource pack guidance and help on how to best use this form of emerging technology within Holocaust education, and support schools to be sensitive to the use of such technology in the teaching of the Holocaust as per the IHRA conference recommendations on use of AI in Holocaust memory; signposting to current high-quality provision; and supporting schools with the hardware needed to access such software programmes by buying VR headsets and putting in place a mechanism for sharing these with schools in order to demonstrate the potential with this new technology. The DfE is keen to maximise opportunities to participate in procurement for Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs). Consideration will also be given to consortia and collaborative bids from all forms of organisations.

### Planning Information

An online supplier market engagement event will take place on Tuesday 6 May 25, 14:00 - 15:00. 
This market engagement session will provide an opportunity to engage with expert providers and organisations on Holocaust education and also on use of new technology in this area. 
Information regarding this session will be sent to those who register their interest on our e-tendering portal Jaggaer, https://education.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000467-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | 29 May 2025 |
| Award date | 14 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 10 Dec 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,666,666 |
| Lots value | £1,666,666 |
| Awards value | £1,557,028 |
| Contracts value | £1,557,028 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 5 Jan 2026 at 17:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000467-2026
- 22 Sep 2025 at 11:06 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058450-2025
- 6 Jun 2025 at 13:43 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030631-2025
- 29 Apr 2025 at 10:21 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017545-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000467-2026
  5th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058450-2025
  22nd September 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030631-2025
  6th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017545-2025
  29th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://education.app.jaggaer.com
- https://www.het.org.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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