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title: "Academic Training: National Security for Energy Security Professionals"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e731"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Energy Security & Net Zero"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Academic Training: National Security for Energy Security Professionals

Buyer: Department for Energy Security & Net Zero  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e731

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## Summary

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero procured formal academic training in national security for its energy security professionals. This is a professional staff-training service focused on national security knowledge relevant to energy security roles, rather than the supply of physical goods or construction works. Delivery is for the department’s professionals in the United Kingdom. The named public-sector buyer is the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, a central government authority based in London. The selected provider, King’s College London, is also based in London. The requirement sits within the training and education services market and may be relevant to universities, specialist training providers and organisations able to design and deliver formal national security education for government energy-sector personnel.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to King’s College London. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, and covered one completed lot. The contract was signed on 20 May 2026, with a delivery period from 1 September 2026 to 25 March 2027. Its value is £71,320 excluding VAT, or £85,584 including VAT. The contract is active. The award is for staff training services, classified under CPV 80511000. The contracting route indicates that the requirement was fulfilled without a competitive tender. The award outcome matters to suppliers monitoring this buyer’s use of academic and specialist providers for formal national security training connected with energy security.

This award demonstrates that the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero purchases formal academic training to develop national security capability among energy security professionals. A credible future competitor would need subject-matter expertise in national security, an understanding of the energy-security context, and the ability to provide structured academic-level teaching for professional government staff. Relevant suppliers may include universities, specialist institutes and training organisations with suitably qualified academic or practitioner personnel, robust course design and the capacity to deliver a complete programme rather than isolated advice. King’s College London’s selection shows that an established large institution can meet this type of requirement. Suppliers building comparable capability should be able to evidence teaching quality, relevant national security experience and reliable delivery for a central government customer.

## Notice

This service is regarding the delivery of formal academic training in national security for DESNZ energy security professionals.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078824-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 25 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £71,320 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2HP |
| 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 | Kings College London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80511000 - Staff training services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 10:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078824-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078824-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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