---
title: "School Business Professional Qualification Burseries"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0775de"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Education"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# School Business Professional Qualification Burseries

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0775de

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## Summary

The Department for Education commissioned education and training services to provide bursary-funded CIPFA Level 7 Diplomas in School Financial and Operational Leadership for School Business Professionals. The work covers training and qualification support rather than construction, goods supply or general consultancy. Delivery is across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The requirement is intended to develop school business professionals’ financial and operational leadership capability through a recognised professional qualification. The selected provider is the Institute of School Business Leadership, which is responsible for delivering the bursary training to the relevant participants.

This procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award, justified by the supplier’s unique work or performance. The award was recorded on 18 September 2026 and went to the Institute of School Business Leadership for the single lot. The award value is £308,812.50 excluding VAT, or £370,575 including VAT. The contract period runs from 30 September 2026 to 27 June 2028, with signature scheduled by 21 September 2026. The stated risk is that the supplier may lack capacity to start delivering bursaries by March 2027, alongside concerns about student dropout rates. The requirement was treated as above the relevant threshold. Evaluation was therefore based on the direct-award rationale rather than a competitive tender.

This outcome indicates demand for specialist professional training that combines school finance, operational leadership and qualification delivery. Suppliers seeking to compete for a future requirement of this type would need credible capability to deliver the CIPFA Level 7 Diploma in School Financial and Operational Leadership, administer bursaries and support School Business Professionals across multiple English regions. They would also need sufficient delivery capacity to mobilise at scale and manage participant engagement through to completion, since the buyer identified start-up capacity and student dropout as material risks. Relevant providers are likely to include established education, training or professional-body organisations with experience delivering senior-level qualifications, supporting learners and coordinating provision across a geographically distributed school workforce.

## Notice

Supply of CIPFA Level 7 Diploma in School Financial and Operational Leadership bursary training for School Business Professionals.

### Procurement Information

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## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088892-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 27 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £308,812 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Education |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | Institute of School Business Leadership |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 16:47 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088892-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088892-2026
  18th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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