Award

Tender for the Provision of Coaching Services for Strategic Leadership Programme

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

12 Sep 2025 at 09:00

Tender

28 Apr 2025 at 13:44

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Warwick, located in Coventry, has recently completed the awarding phase for a tender titled "Tender for the Provision of Coaching Services for Strategic Leadership Programme." This procurement, identified as ocds-h6vhtk-050871-056049-2025, falls under the services category and specifically pertains to coaching services with the CPV classification 79998000. The procurement process followed an open procedure, and the contract was awarded to BTS in London Ltd. The contract is valued at £110,000 and was signed on 7th August 2025. This initiative, part of Warwick Business School's bespoke Strategic Leadership Programme, involves approximately 400 coaching sessions annually over an initial term of two years starting in July 2025, within the UK region marked as UKG33. The previous tendering phase, conducted using an open procedure, enabled comprehensive engagement, evidenced by 26 electronic bids received.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in executive and strategic coaching services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), such as BTS in London Ltd, are particularly well-positioned to benefit given their agility and expertise in tailored coaching solutions. With a focus on executive-level coaching designed for future leaders, businesses offering innovative and effective coaching methodologies that align with the strategic objectives of corporate clients are ideally suited to compete. The contract's significant volume and continuity over two years provide a stable business opportunity capable of contributing to market credibility and operational scale for the successful provider.

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Notice Title

Tender for the Provision of Coaching Services for Strategic Leadership Programme

Notice Description

The University of Warwick invites interested parties to bid for this service contract. The University of Warwick Business School (WBS) is seeking an experienced Service Provider who can deliver Executive level Coaching for future leaders to WBS's corporate clients, a key element of WBS's bespoke Strategic Leadership Programme. This coaching is for approximately 100 sessions per cohort, 400 sessions across 4 cohorts per annum, starting July 2025 with an initial term of 2 years. The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis .

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Warwick has a requirement for an Executive Coaching Service. Please refer to http://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick for further information. You will be able to download the full tender documents from this site. Any queries in relation to this requirement should be directed to the University of Warwick via the correspondence functionality of the In-tend system. Failure to do so may result in queries being excluded from the procedure.

Options: As specified in the tender documentation.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050871
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056049-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79998000 - Coaching services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
16 May 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
22 Jun 2025 - 22 Jun 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Contact Name
Charlotte Davies-Colley
Contact Email
charlotte.davies-colley@warwick.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
COVENTRY
Postcode
CV4 7AL
Post Town
Coventry
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG33 Coventry
Delivery Location
TLG33 Coventry

Local Authority
Coventry
Electoral Ward
Wainbody
Westminster Constituency
Coventry South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BTS IN LONDON

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