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Call-off Contract for the November 2025 cohort of the National Professional Qualifications

Department for Education

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Education

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

Contact Email: npq.contractmanagement@education.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
2306268.0 GBP
Published
20 Jan 2026, 16:34
Deadline
31 Oct 2025, 12:00
Contract Start
01 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Oct 2027, 23:59
Category
services
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
School-Led Development Trust
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

Award of call-off contracts made via the Framework Agreement for the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) to deliver the November 2025 Cohort of National Professional Qualifications. For more details on the National Professional Qualifications please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-professional-qualifications-npqs-reforms/national-professional-qualifications-npqs-reforms Additional information: The award value is based on the total potential value awarded under this call-off and the individual call-off contract values are dependent on performance against recruitment and retention milestones. The department reserves the right to increase call-off contract values up to an additional 50%. In such instances the department will issue a revised award notice to account for any increase to the award value.

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