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Coaching Training

South Oxfordshire District Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

27 Aug 2026 at 12:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

11 Feb 2026 at 16:30

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Oxfordshire District Council procured workplace coaching and coaching training services for its staff. The requirement is a programme of recognised coaching qualifications, training employees to become practising and certified workplace coaches. It covers beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, with separate training groups and potentially different numbers of learners at each level. Each participant is expected to attend one course. The provider must assess and support learners throughout their training, identify learning needs or potential problems, and help resolve them. The focus is coaching rather than mentoring. If coachees are needed for the programme, the councils will provide them. The supplier is not required to arrange professional institute membership. Delivery is for the council in South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire.

This was a below-threshold open competition, now complete and awarded through one lot. The tender deadline was 4 March 2026 at 5pm, with enquiries closing on 25 February 2026 at 5pm. The estimated lot value was £50,000, or £60,000 including tax. Bids were evaluated equally on quality and price, weighted at 50% each. South Oxfordshire District Council selected Agile Business Consultancy. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and is active, with a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Its value is £46,100, or £55,320 including tax. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and electronic submission was allowed.

This requirement demonstrates demand from South Oxfordshire District Council for structured workplace-coaching qualification programmes rather than general mentoring provision. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement would offer recognised qualifications at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels, with evidence that their courses match the required quality and level. Credible providers would need to train groups of council employees, assess learners throughout the programme, identify learning needs, and provide practical support when issues arise. Experience of developing practising and certified workplace coaches would be relevant, as would the capacity to deliver different course levels to groups of varying sizes. Providers able to offer genuinely beneficial innovations in course delivery could strengthen their proposition, while SME suppliers are evidently capable of competing for this type of work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Coaching Training

Notice Description

The successful service provider will be required to provide the Council with coaching services that include, but are not limited to, the following requirements: Potential suppliers should provide a programme of coaching qualifications, with the intention of training staff to become practicing and certified workplace coaches within the council. These qualifications should be tiered to represent beginner, intermediate, and advanced candidates. Identified staff are expected to be trained in two groups, across two years. The first group is expected to start training early 2026 and the second will begin training in January 2027. The councils reserve the right to adjust the number of candidates within the second group or to cancel this group, should the need arise. Each group is expected to need the beginner, intermediate, and advanced coaching offers and may not include the same number of staff for each level of the course. Identified staff will be expected to attend one course each only and the councils have undertaken an initial evaluation process to assess suitability. The courses are not expected to specifically cover mentoring; the focus is coaching. Suppliers are expected to assess and support staff throughout their training, including identifying potential issues and learning needs support, and resolving these. In the event that the programme requires coachees for the purpose of the programme, the councils will identify and source coachees. Where course specifications are listed with a recognised qualification, bidders should demonstrate that their qualification is of a similar quality and level. Potential innovative aspects of course implementation and delivery will be welcomed where there is a genuine benefit to students. The successful supplier will not be required to arrange membership of any professional organisations / institutes for the coaches as part of this service. Full details can be found within the suite of tender documents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064e51
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081730-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME
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

79998000 - Coaching services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,100 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
4 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Oxfordshire District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABINGDON
Postcode
OX14 3JE
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Electoral Ward
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Agile Business Consultancy

Further Information

Notice Documents

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