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Accelerated Development Programme

Financial Conduct Authority

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

02 Sep 2026 at 12:30

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

25 Mar 2026 at 09:20

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Conduct Authority is procuring training and leadership development services through its Accelerated Development Programme. The requirement covers designing and delivering content for the Advanced Manager Programme and Future Manager Programme. The supplier is responsible for supporting nominations and participant selection, delivering all in-person training, developing programme materials and providing administration throughout delivery. The work also includes participant assessment and debriefing, plus coaching to support development and programme outcomes. This is a public-sector learning and development requirement, including training seminars and related programme management. The buyer is the Financial Conduct Authority, based in London, and the awarded training services are to be delivered in the United Kingdom. The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PA Consulting Services Ltd on 13 August 2026. It used an open competitive flexible procedure above the relevant threshold, with a two-stage process: stage one assessed the PSQ, technical and commercial submissions, and stage two used a scored demonstration session. Twelve bids reached the final stage, including seven from SMEs. The single lot had an estimated value of £2,316,000 excluding VAT, or £2,780,000 including VAT; the awarded value is £1,936,000 excluding VAT, or £2,323,200 including VAT. The awarded contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 28 September 2029, with two 12-month extension periods available until 29 September 2031. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 60%, commercial terms at 30% and the demonstration at 10%.

This award indicates established demand from the Financial Conduct Authority for end-to-end management and leadership development programmes, rather than stand-alone course delivery. A credible future supplier would need to combine instructional design with practical delivery of in-person management training, programme administration, participant nomination and selection support, assessment, debriefing and coaching. The requirement favours organisations able to manage a complete development journey and demonstrate how their approach supports participant outcomes. Evidence of strong technical capability is particularly important, alongside commercially competitive delivery and the ability to present a convincing demonstration. Suppliers should be able to coordinate stakeholders, produce high-quality learning materials and provide consistent programme support at organisational scale. The prior competition also shows that SME providers can compete for this type of FCA requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Accelerated Development Programme

Notice Description

We are awarding a contract to a supplier to design and deliver the content for both our Advanced Manager Programme (AMP) and Future Manager Programme (FMP). The supplier will be responsible for supporting the AMP nomination and selection process, delivering all in-person training sessions, developing programme materials, and providing administrative support to the FCA throughout programme delivery. The service will also include assessment and debrief activities, together with coaching capability to support participant development and programme outcomes.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Two extension periods of 12 months each.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-067376
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083027-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

80522000 - Training seminars

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,316,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,316,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,936,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
24 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 28 Sep 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
2029-07-07

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Financial Conduct Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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