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title: "Educational and Training Materials"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f14f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Educational and Training Materials

Buyer: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f14f

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## Summary

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office procured learning and development materials and associated educational resources to support professional capability development. The requirement is a services contract focused on e-learning services. It covers the provision of educational content and related resources for the department’s learning and development activity, rather than physical works or general goods supply. The buying organisation is a UK central government department, based at King Charles Street in London. The requirement is relevant to businesses that develop, supply or support digital learning content, online training resources and wider educational materials for organisational capability building. It may suit providers able to combine instructional content with practical e-learning resources for professional users.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold limited competition, with one completed lot. The contract was signed on 5 August 2026 and runs from 6 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The awarded supplier is Best Saffron Ltd, an SME, under an active award and active contract. The contract value is £75,040 gross, and the procurement was below the applicable threshold. The award covers e-learning services. The available information establishes the limited-competition route and the service requirement; it does not set out a separate evaluation weighting or detailed selection criteria. The contract therefore records a completed, single-supplier purchase by the FCDO.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear indication that the FCDO buys professional learning and development materials through a below-threshold limited competition. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to develop or supply effective e-learning services, educational resources and learning content that support professional capability development. Relevant strengths would include the ability to translate organisational development needs into usable digital training materials and associated resources, and to deliver a coherent service rather than isolated content. The successful supplier was an SME, showing that this scale and route can suit smaller specialist providers. Businesses with demonstrable e-learning capability and experience supporting professional learners would be well placed to monitor similar FCDO requirements.

## Notice

Provision of learning and development materials and associated educational resources to support professional capability development.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083479-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,040 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| 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 | Best Saffron Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80420000 - E-learning services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 13:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083479-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083479-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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