Contract Award: Post-16 Qualifications Reform Content Writing
Summary
The UK Department for Education has awarded a contract valued at £36,000 to Trent Education Centre Limited for content writing services supporting post-16 qualifications reform. The contract duration is approximately six months.
What changed
This notice details a contract awarded by the UK Department for Education to Trent Education Centre Limited for subject content writing services related to the Post-16 Qualifications Reform. The contract value is £36,000 (excluding VAT) and is set to run from January 15, 2026, to July 31, 2026. This award is part of the department's efforts to reform post-16 level 3 and below pathways.
This is a contract award notice, not a regulatory change impacting general compliance obligations for educational institutions. It signifies a procurement action by a government agency. No specific actions are required from external parties based on this notice, other than awareness of government spending in this area.
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Contract
Post-16 Qualifications Reform - subject content writing services (con_30564)
- Department for Education UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-020661
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0664c5
Published 7 March 2026, 12:28am
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Description
Expert contractors in education to support the Department for Education to deliver its reforms of post-16 level 3 and below pathways.
Contract 1. Post-16 Qualifications Reform - subject content writing services (con_30564)
Supplier
Contract value
- £36,000 excluding VAT
- £43,200 including VAT Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
12 January 2026
Contract dates
- 15 January 2026 to 31 July 2026
- 6 months, 17 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Development consultancy services
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Supplier
Trent Education Centre Limited
Digital House, 2.3 Clarendon Park
Nottingham
NG5 1AH
United Kingdom
Email: info@trenteducation.co.uk
Region: UKF14 - Nottingham
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Post-16 Qualifications Reform - subject content writing services (con_30564)
Contracting authority
Department for Education
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDZG-3487-DPVD Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P3BT
United Kingdom
Email: Contract-Grant.DATA@education.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
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