Notice Information
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.
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043413-2026
12th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043378-2026
12th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043163-2026
11th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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