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Leadership Development - All Leaders

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY

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Award

12 May 2026 at 11:39

Award

12 May 2026 at 10:55

Planning

11 May 2026 at 15:18

Summary of the contracting process

The Student Loans Company, headquartered in Darlington, United Kingdom, is seeking to expand its leadership development programme across the entire organisation. This ongoing procurement process, titled "Leadership Development - All Leaders," falls under the category of training services. The process employs a direct award procurement method, as justified in Schedule 5 of the PA23 regulations due to the continuation of previous work. Franklin Covey Europe Limited has been identified as the supplier, leveraging their proprietary methodologies to enable an extended rollout of leadership training to approximately 600 staff. The contract period is set from 28 May 2026 to 27 May 2029, with scheduled milestones leading up to the future contract signature date by 26 May 2026.

This procurement presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs involved in leadership and training services by showcasing their capability to work with public authorities like central government agencies. Although Franklin Covey Europe Limited is presently entrusted with this contract due to their unique qualifications and established programme compatibility, other businesses can seek similar opportunities through government tenders that require bespoke training solutions. Organisations with a track record in creating tailored, large-scale training models for a varied workforce stand to benefit from similar contracts, especially those that can integrate innovative learning strategies aligned with organisational values.

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Notice Title

Leadership Development - All Leaders

Notice Description

Our organisation is committed to embedding a unified and authentic leadership culture that reflects our HEART values-Honesty, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Trust. This request is about building on the success of our initial senior leadership programme that was implemented during 2025, we now aim to extend this blended approach to all leaders across the organisation (approximately 600 colleagues), spanning entry-level grades through to executive level. The proposed blended approach combines supplier expertise with internal delivery and coaching, enabling knowledge transfer and securing capability for SLC to deliver the programme in house, thereby strengthening sustainability and future proofing our leadership development offer. The direct award justification for this contract is covered in Schedule 5 of the PA23 - Direct Award in Special Cases - Additional or repeat goods, services or works. FranklinCovey was appointed in 2025 through a compliant call off from Government Commercial Agency DPS and has since delivered a leadership programme to the Executive and SMT cohort. That programme is already established and being used, and there is now a need to extend it across all leaders as part of SLC's transformation Enable programme.

Procurement Information

The direct award justification for this contract is covered in Schedule 5 of the PA23 - Direct Award in Special Cases - Additional or repeat goods, services or works. FranklinCovey was appointed in 2025 through a compliant call off from Government Commercial Agency DPS and has since delivered a leadership programme to the Executive and SMT cohort. That programme is already established and being used, and there is now a need to extend it across all leaders as part of SLC's transformation Enable programme. The requirement is a continuation of leadership development training previously delivered by FranklinCovey (which will be extended to all SLC leaders) and relies on its trademarked and proprietary 4ER methodology. Progressing with an alternative supplier at this stage would result in incompatibility with the existing programme, duplication of cost, and a loss of value from the investment already made. The FranklinCovey 4ER methodology and associated materials are proprietary to the supplier. As such, the programme cannot be continued by another provider without significant redesign, which would introduce additional cost, delay, and delivery risk.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06960f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043413-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£389,950 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 May 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 May 2026Expired
Award Date
7 May 20266 days ago
Contract Period
27 May 2026 - 27 May 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 1RW
Post Town
Darlington
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Red Hall & Lingfield
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FRANKLIN COVEY EUROPE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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