Published date: 26 September 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 June 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

  • Training programme services - 80521000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£201,000

Procurement reference

tender_489571/1519342

Published date

26 September 2025

Closing date

23 June 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) safeguarding consultation1 which took place 22 April 2024 to 17 June 2024 highlighted that time, resource and cost pressures can lead to settings only being able to access poor-quality safeguarding training which insufficiently tests knowledge retention. Many responses called for a free, high-quality safeguarding training offer provided by the Department.

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Award information

Awarded date

24 July 2025

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£136,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Virtual College Ltd

Address

Ground Floor, Cw1 The Coach Works, Leeds, Leeds, LS2 7EH, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Telephone

44

Email

Samantha.TURNBULL@education.gov.uk