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King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer

Department for Education

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Education

Buyer Address: Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, UKI32, SW1P3BT, United Kingdom

Contact Email: PolicyAssurance.COMMERCIALQUERIES@education.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
2751328.0 GBP
Published
19 Sep 2025, 16:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
09 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Jul 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80300000 - Higher education services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
King’s College London
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

This Direct Award is to King's College London for the delivery of the King's College London Postgraduate Learning Offer (KCL PGL2) from January 2026. This will include enrolment on standalone modules up until July 2027, with the final enrolment point for the postgraduate certificate/ diploma in March 2027. Designed with the UK Civil Service, the KCL PGL2 is designed for mid-career civil servants, to support their development at level 2 of the policy profession standards. This offer is designed to be flexible and modular. This direct award aims to provide learners continuity of service and provision, ensuring that there is no break in our ability to deliver mid-career accredited learning whilst we undertake a full procurement. If this Direct Award were not to proceed, we would have a gap in learning provision at this level, as KCL are the only supplier available to provide flexible, modular learning explicitly aligned to the policy profession standards. Proceeding via a direct award is the favourable option in comparison to other available contracting vehicles , as it represents a significant saving in comparison to the current per student cost The Direct Award will also allow us to undertake a full procurement exercise for delivery of Accredited Learning from September 2027, allowing us to test the requirements of the policy profession against the wider higher education market

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: King’s College London Postgraduate Learning Offer

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