Careers Advisor CPD - Design and Delivery of National Continuing Professional Development Programme

Department for EducationcontractContracts FinderRef tender_525350/1592595SME suitableVCSE suitablecomplete

Estimated value

£1.2m

Awarded value

£1.2m

Awarded 08 Jul 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

14 Jul 2026

Deadline 06 May 2026

Description

Careers Advisor CPD - Design and Delivery of National Continuing Professional Development Programme The Department for Education (DfE) has procured a national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for qualified careers advisers working with young people in England. The programme will be delivered over three academic years (AY 2026/27-2028/29), with an optional extension to AY2029/30. The programme will develop and deliver a suite of six modular CPD courses, combining digital learning, webinars, expert-led content, peer interaction, and performance monitoring. It must be scalable to train at least 1,000 qualified careers advisers, prioritising Level 6 and Level 7 professionals. The successful tender submission was evaluated at £963,860, which covers the delivery of the core requirement of 1,000 CPD module places for qualified careers advisers. The contract has been awarded with a maximum value of up to £1,220,000, in line with the value advertised in the original notice, to provide the Department with the option to commission additional module places should demand exceed the initial 1,000 places during the contract term.

Scope

Reference
tender_525350/1592595
Total value
£1,220,000 excluding VAT
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
06 Sept 2026 to 30 Aug 2029
CPV classifications
80000000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
06 May 2026, 9:00 am

Award details

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

Awarded value

£1.2m

Award date

08 Jul 2026

Contract start

06 Sept 2026

Contract end

30 Aug 2029