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Career Learning Platform and Associated Services

Ormiston Academies Trust · Local or regional public body

In brief

Ormiston Academies Trust has announced plans to buy IT and software and training work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £680,400 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 9 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 13 bids per contract for this buyer (from 9 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The objective of this PME is not to seek formal tenders, but to gather information, insights and feedback from the market, that will help to: • Refine our understanding of Career Learning Platform solutions which maximise benefit in the context of the Multi-Academy-Trust sector; • Identify potential suppliers and their capabilities; • Inform the potential development of a detailed procurement specification; • Maximise public benefit by procuring a solution that delivers social, economic, and environmental value.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 097696-2026

About the buyer

Ormiston Academies TrustLast 12 months

Procurements

9

Awards

6
All tenders and awards from Ormiston Academies Trust

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From notice 097696-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 16 October 2026.