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Provision of support services for TRAC and understanding academic and financial sustainability of the UK higher education sector

Office for StudentscontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-066777Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending

Estimated value

—

Awarded value

£2.1m

Awarded 19 Jul 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

20 Jul 2026

Description

The Office for Students, on behalf of the UK wide Regulators and Funders Financial Sustainability Group (RFG) is seeking to identify a contractor capable of delivering support services to the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) Development Group (TDG) and UK higher education sector stakeholders (including UK higher education funding and regulatory bodies) and providing a central support function for TRAC.

Scope

Reference
PRN2511
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
19 Jul 2026 to 14 Sept 2028
Possible extension to 14 Sept 2030

Extension for a further 2 years.

CPV classifications
79412000
Contract locations
UK, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Price—price24.00%
Quality—quality76.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£2.1m

Award date

19 Jul 2026

Contract start

14 Sept 2026

Contract end

14 Sept 2028

Awarded to
KL
KPMG LLP