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Executive Coaching

National Audit Office

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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06 Oct 2026 at 11:03

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12 Feb 2025 at 16:43

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Summary of the contracting process

The National Audit Office (NAO) procured executive coaching services to support its senior leadership. The requirement is for coaching rather than general staff training or a broad learning and development programme. The NAO is the buying organisation, based in London, and delivery is stated to be in the United Kingdom. The procurement is classified as a staff training and development service (CPV 79632000). The published description identifies the service as executive coaching but does not set out coaching volumes, participant numbers, delivery formats or a detailed service specification.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 3 February 2025. The NAO used a selective call-off from the Cabinet Office’s Government Campus learning and development framework. Two active award entries each record a value of £72,000 inclusive of VAT and the same contract period, from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028; the tender description identifies EY as the awarded provider. The original submission deadline was 31 January 2025 at 17:00. The process records suitability for SMEs. No evaluation criteria or lot structure are stated. The repeated award values and periods are reported as recorded; they are not added together.

For providers of executive coaching, this award shows that the NAO buys leadership coaching through an established government learning and development framework, rather than through an open standalone competition. The contract is a focused, multi-year service, making relevant coaching expertise and the capacity to support a public-sector client over an extended period important credentials. A competitor seeking to serve this buyer when the requirement next reaches the market would need to demonstrate credible executive-level coaching capability and readiness to work through the applicable framework route. The procurement marks the opportunity as suitable for SMEs, indicating that smaller providers may be relevant competitors. No particular coaching accreditation, methodology, participant capacity or prior experience threshold is recorded, so these cannot be treated as stated requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Executive Coaching

Notice Description

The National Audit Office (NAO) has awarded a contract to Ernst & Young LLP (EY) for the provision of executive coaching services. The contract has been awarded through the Government Campus arrangement under the Cabinet Office framework contract C2980, Learning and Development. The total contract value is PS72,000 (inclusive of VAT). The contract commenced on 1 April 2025 and will run for a period of three years, expiring on 31 March 2028.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fe1652bb-1faf-4fdb-ae2c-a17a1c7ca940
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0cc1f7f-753b-4d9e-9373-9a9e09d32bc5
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79632000 - Personnel-training services

79633000 - Staff development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£72,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£72,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Feb 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
National Audit Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1W 9SP
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Pimlico North
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Government Campus - KPMG LLP

Government Campus - Ernst & Young LLP (EY)

Further Information

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