Awarded contract

Provision of SQE 1 & 2 Management and Support

Details

Supplier(s)
The College of Legal Practice Ltd
Value
£720,000
Duration
3 years
Topic
Higher education services
Published
30 March 2026

Tender description

The University of Portsmouth is appointing a supplier under a licensing arrangement to provide SQE1 and SQE2 preparation services, including teaching and learning materials and academic tutor support, to support learners in preparing for and succeeding in the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). The services shall include comprehensive SQE1 and SQE2 learning materials, structured to support independent and guided study, together with dedicated academic tutor support for SQE1 and SQE2 candidates. The provision shall include assessment-focused materials designed to simulate SQE assessment formats and conditions, together with the provision of formative and diagnostic feedback tailored to individual learner performance. The learning materials and tutor support will be embedded within modules delivered as part of the University of Portsmouth's LLM Professional Legal Practice programme. Delivery will be complemented by academic and pastoral support provided by University of Portsmouth staff. ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date20 March 2026
  2. Completed: Award published30 March 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

University of Portsmouth is a higher education provider, buying through a centralised procurement and contracting team in its Finance department. Tenders are advertised through its In-tend portal and the UK government's Find a Tender service for contracts above threshold. The University is a member of the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), a major framework body for UK higher education. SUPC membership also gives access to London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) frameworks. Transactional purchasing also runs alongside this centralised function within professional services. Procurement follows the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the newer Procurement Act 2023.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Portsmouth's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, software and information systems and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 80300000 · Higher education services
  • 80420000 · E-learning services
  • 80430000 · Adult-education services at university level
  • 80510000 · Specialist training services
  • 80530000 · Vocational training services
  • 80590000 · Tutorial services

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