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Leader Development

THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

23 Feb 2026 at 13:46

Award

21 Jan 2026 at 19:52

Tender

24 Oct 2025 at 15:52

Summary of the contracting process

Thirteen Housing Group Limited, a pivotal public undertaking based in Middlesbrough, has completed the procurement process for their "Leader Development" contract, progressing from an active tender phase dated 24th October 2025 to full contract award as of 23rd February 2026. Operating under an open procurement method, this contract falls within the business and management consultancy category, with services targeted at improving leadership across the organisation. Specifically geared towards leadership transformation, the programme aims to enhance the strategic capabilities of the Chief Executive, Executive Directors, and Service Directors, as well as operational managers and team leaders across the North East and Yorkshire. The initial contract term is set from 20th February 2026 to 19th February 2028, with optional extensions available, ensuring long-term engagement at a total value of £215,072.04.

This tender provides substantial growth potential for enterprises focused on consultancy and collaborative programme design. ClarusBlue Consulting Ltd, an SME, successfully secured the contract, demonstrating that small to medium-sized enterprises with expertise in transformational and practical leadership development stand to gain competitive advantage. Opportunities are ripe for consultancies with proven track records in co-designing high-impact training programmes, particularly those capable of addressing diverse strategic goals within the public sector. Companies equipped to deliver management and personnel-training services can indeed benefit from these kinds of collaborations, bolstering their market presence while contributing significantly to sector evolution and community support initiatives championed by Thirteen Housing Group Limited, the largest housing provider in North East England.

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Notice Title

Leader Development

Notice Description

At Thirteen, we've been working to help improve the lives of people in our neighbourhoods for years. We provide our customers with homes, support and opportunities to grow. We own and manage 35,000 properties across the North East and Yorkshire and offer a home for life, providing housing and support services. We're here for anyone who needs a home and a helping hand too. We're the largest housing provider in the North East of England, and amongst the biggest 25 nationally, but we remain locally responsive. We work hard to support communities in the places we have homes to help address the social, economic and environmental issues that matter to our customers and partners. Further information is available on the Group's website www.thirteengroup.co.uk This tender is for services required (hereinafter "the Service") to Thirteen Housing Group Limited a registered community and benefit society under number 7522 whose registered office is at Hudson Quay, Windward Way, Middlesbrough, TS2 1QG The purpose of this tender is to provide all interested parties with the opportunity to propose an accurately priced solution for the provision of services required- contract title in accordance with the Specification of requirements, terms and conditions of contract. Following a recent cultural audit, updates to our target operating model, and the insights gathered through our latest Investors in People assessment, it's clear that investing in leadership development is vital for driving the cultural shift necessary to achieve our strategic goals. We are therefore preparing to launch a comprehensive leadership development programme in 2025 to focused on our Chief Executive, Executive Directors, and Service Directors (collectively our Senior Leadership Team) and then to all leaders and people managers across the organisation. We are looking for bids from experienced consultancies, or joint bids from aligned partners, to collaborate on the co-design and delivery of two programmes. Programme 1: A high-impact, transformational leadership programme. (approx. 234 colleagues) Programme 2: A practical foundation programme for operational managers and team leaders (approx. 234 colleagues)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d3b5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016079-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79632000 - Personnel-training services

80500000 - Training services

80511000 - Staff training services

80532000 - Management training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£215,072 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£215,072 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Feb 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jan 20251 years ago
Contract Period
20 Feb 2026 - 19 Feb 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode
TS2 1QG
Post Town
Cleveland
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC32 South Teesside
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Middlesbrough
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CLARUSBLUE CONSULTING

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