Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-059e77
- Published by:
- Department for Education
- Authority ID:
- AA20011
- Publication date:
- 06 January 2026
- Deadline date:
- -
- Notice type:
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Post Graduate Award for the 2025 Government Policy Fast Stream cohort with teaching of the first module beginning in March. Designed with the UK Civil Service the KCL Post Graduate Award is designed for Government Policy Fast Streamers to support their development across the policy profession standards. This offer has been designed to complement the fast stream programme. This direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver accredited learning to fast streamers whilst we identify a longer-term procurement strategy and the Learning Framework 2.0 is established. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision for this cohort, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide this programme in this timeframe.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement reference
project_10123
Procurement description
This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Post Graduate Award for the 2025 Government Policy Fast Stream cohort with teaching of the first module beginning in March. Designed with the UK Civil Service the KCL Post Graduate Award is designed for Government Policy Fast Streamers to support their development across the policy profession standards. This offer has been designed to complement the fast stream programme. This direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver accredited learning to fast streamers whilst we identify a longer-term procurement strategy and the Learning Framework 2.0 is established. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision for this cohort, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide this programme in this timeframe.
Contracting authority
Department for Education
Identification register:
Address 1: Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
Town/City: London
Postcode: SW1P3BT
Country: United Kingdom
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZG-3487-DPVD
NUTS code: UKI32
Email: core.procurement@education.gov.uk
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Supplier
Kings College London
Identification register:
Address 1: Kings College London Strand
Town/City: London
Postcode: WC2R2LS
Country: United Kingdom
Companies House: RC000297
NUTS code: UKI32
Email: policy-institute@kcl.ac.uk
Type:
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Description of how these justifications apply
Kings College London is the only provider able to deliver the PGA cohort starting enrolment in October and delivery in March 2026. Onboarding a new supplier in time is not feasible due to development and approval timelines. Their quote offers a £140,000 saving based on current learner numbers. The existing framework is expiring, and the replacement is not yet ready, with no confirmed supplier. A direct award ensures continuity, allows time to test future requirements, and includes an optional extension to safeguard delivery of two cohorts if the new framework proves unsuitable.
Direct award justification
Single suppliers technical reasons
Contract
2
Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
Date the contract will be signed (estimated)
12 December 2025, 00:00AM Contract dates (estimated)
27 December 2025, 00:00AM to 31 March 2028, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 31 March 2029
Can this contract be extended?: Yes
Renewal description:
Authority may extend the Contract for a further
period of up to twelve (12) calendar months to enable the
delivery of services to an additional cohort of learners.
Key performance indicators
Social value: Public Accessibility of Academic Expertise
ID: 1 Description
Number of public facing academic events hosted or delivered annually. Measurement: Annually reported by the supplier
Reporting frequency: 12
Survey satisfaction score
ID: 2 Description
Average satisfaction score from postgraduate learners (via Evasys surveys) Annually reported by the supplier
Reporting frequency: 12
Course Completion Rate
ID: 3 Description
Measures the percentage of enrolled postgraduate students who successfully complete the course Within the agreed timeframe. Annually reported by the supplier
Reporting frequency: 12
Lots
Divided into 1 lots
Lot number: 1 Status: Complete Documents
Document type
Conflict of interest
Description
Not published
Coding
Commodity categories
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Title
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Parent category
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| 80300000 |
Higher education services |
Education and training services |
Delivery locations
| ID |
Description
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| 100 |
UK - All |
Alert region restrictions
The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.
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Description
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There are no alert restrictions for this notice.
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About the buyer
- Main contact:
- N/a
- Admin contact:
- N/a
- Technical contact:
- N/a
- Other contact:
- N/a
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