Outsourced Qualification Delivery Services

What the buyer is asking for

Sanctuary is seeking a delivery partner(s) to provide end-to-end qualifications assessment and delivery services for vocational and professional qualifications. The successful supplier(s) will assume responsibility for qualification delivery, learner administration, quality assurance and, where applicable, the transfer and ongoing management of existing assessors (under the Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations). The supplier(s) will deliver qualifications services across all Sanctuary operations, covering care, housing and business disciplines, and maintain a high-quality learner experience, regulatory compliance and achievement outcomes. The services will be divided into 4 Lots.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 70%qualityQuality
• 30%costCost

What you must already have

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• economic

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• technical

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4 lots

You can usually bid for one lot without bidding for all of them.

• Care England

  Care qualifications in England

• Care Scotland

  Care Qualifications in Scotland

• Housing England & Scotland

  Housing Qualifications in England and Scotland

• Business England & Scotland

  Business Qualifications in England & Scotland

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published14 days ago

   23 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 7 days

   13 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
3. Submission deadlinein 14 days

   20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 63 days

   8 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Pipeline or early engagement notice29 Sept 2026, 14:32 BST091939-2026
2. Tender notice23 Oct 2026, 14:54 BST100602-2026

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender