What the buyer wrote
Subject of the Contract: Provision of regulated qualifications and assessments from specified awarding bodies. Description of the Contract: Dudley College intends to directly award contracts for the provision of qualifications and assessments to a defined list of approved exam boards. These include: • Pearson Edexcel • AQA • City & Guilds • NCFE This decision is based on curriculum alignment, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance. No competitive tendering procedure will be undertaken for this procurement. Justification for Direct Award: Under Section 41 and Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, Dudley College is permitted to make a direct award where: • The goods or services can onl…
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Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Exam Boards
- How they are buying
- Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
- Work starts
- 31 Aug 2025
- Work ends
- 31 Aug 2029
- Where
- in the West Midlands
Who the buyer named
Steve Johnson was the named contact on this notice.