Award

Leadership Development - All Leaders

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

02 Jun 2026 at 12:32

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 (SLC), a public authority part of the central government, has completed a procurement process titled "Leadership Development - All Leaders," focusing on enhancing its leadership culture across all levels within the organisation. Located in Darlington, United Kingdom, the SLC directly awarded this contract to Franklin Covey Europe Limited, a UK-based SME, under a services category, specifically training services. The procurement aimed to extend successful leadership development implemented in 2025 to approximately 600 colleagues, covering entry-level to executive positions. The contract is set to run from 28th May 2026, ending on 28th May 2029, with a gross value of £467,940.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in leadership training and development. SMEs like Franklin Covey Europe Limited, with expertise in such services, can support organisations in cultivating leadership skills in alignment with clients' cultural values, such as SLC's HEART values. The contract highlights the advantage of offering bespoke solutions that integrate supplier expertise with internal resources, promoting sustainable leadership development. Companies with innovative methodologies and those that have proprietary systems stand to benefit greatly, as demonstrated by Franklin Covey's 4ER methodology utilised in this award.

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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 contract 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.

Procurement Information

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. Franklin Covey 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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06960f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051892-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details 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
£389,950 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jun 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 May 2026Expired
Award Date
7 May 20261 months ago
Contract Period
28 May 2026 - 28 May 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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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