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715883477-Provision of a Mindset-Based Development Program Implementation and Sustainment

Ministry of Defence

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Award

10 Sep 2026 at 16:54

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

01 Jul 2026 at 10:26

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence procured a mindset-based development programme for military and civilian staff at the Defence Medical Academy. The service combines formal management and staff training with coaching to support behavioural change, helping individuals understand how their behaviour affects colleagues, recognise potential conflict and build more effective working relationships. It includes practical tools and frameworks for leaders and teams, techniques for measuring success and reflection, and support for sustaining positive changes. The programme is intended to create a shared-purpose culture and improve leadership and operational effectiveness. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The procurement is for services, classified under management training, staff training and coaching services. The requirement is relevant to organisations that design and deliver structured behavioural, leadership or organisational development programmes in defence or similarly complex workplaces.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an above-threshold open procedure. Optimus OD Ltd. was selected on 8 September 2026 for the single lot, with an awarded value of £276,385.20 excluding VAT (£331,662.24 including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with an option to extend by up to 24 months, in two one-year periods ending 30 September 2030 and 30 September 2031. The estimated value including VAT for each extension year is £66,332.45, and both extensions are included in the stated contract value. Evaluation weighted technical quality at 60% and commercial cost at 40%. Ten bids were received, with five reaching the final stage, including five from SMEs. Contract signature was scheduled for 23 September 2026.

This award demonstrates established Ministry of Defence demand for a structured behavioural and leadership development service rather than one-off training. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a proven programme that links individual mindset and behaviour to team relationships, conflict awareness, leadership and operational outcomes. It would need practical, repeatable tools and frameworks, supported by coaching, reflection and methods for measuring and sustaining improvement. Suppliers should be able to work with both military and civilian personnel and translate a common approach across a national delivery setting. The competition attracted ten bids and five final-stage bidders, showing a defined market for this type of specialist service. Defence suppliers must also meet the Level 1 foundational cyber-security controls under DEF STAN 05-138, risk profile RAR-JJTDKK2.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

715883477-Provision of a Mindset-Based Development Program Implementation and Sustainment

Notice Description

The Authority has a requirement to access a Mindset-based development program designed to support behavioural change for military and civilian staff within the Defence Medical Academy (DMA). The Authority is seeking a successor program to create and sustain a culture where people understand their own behaviours/ mindset, and take ownership of how these affect others, in order to implement effective changes to these behaviours to work together with shared purpose, with a focus on achieving meaningful outcomes. The Authority requires a formal training package to establish principles and tools that help teams and leaders work more effectively together, creating lasting improvements in leadership and operations. The Authority therefore requires the formal training package to cover the following topics/ themes: - Helping individuals understand their behaviour/ mindset in the workplace, its impacts on others, and how these behaviours contribute to potential conflict. - Tools and Frameworks, including techniques on practical application, to recognise behaviours, and suggest improvements to build effective working relationships and better support others through these behavioural/ mindset changes. - Tools and Frameworks to help support individuals in measuring success, reflection techniques and a particular focus on maintaining the positive changes made Cyber Security: The Authority is dedicated to protecting itself from cyber threats, with DEF Stan 05-138, Issue 4 outlining the cyber security controls that defence Contractors must meet according to the four cyber risk profile levels assigned to contracts. The Authority has determined the level of risk at Level 1 (foundational) RAR-JJTDKK2 as defined in DEF Stan 05-138. In order to do business with the MOD you must have the cyber security controls required as shown above.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the Contract for a period of up to 24 months. The extension period is: 01/10/2029 to 30/09/2030; estimated value including VAT: PS66,332.45 01/10/2030 to 30/09/2031; estimated value including VAT: PS66,332.45 To note, the extension period is included as part of the Contract Value (estimated) of PS331,662.24 (Inc VAT) above.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c0e0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086123-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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

80511000 - Staff training services

80532000 - Management training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£276,385 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£276,385 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£276,385 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LICHFIELD
Postcode
WS14 9PY
Postcode Area
Walsall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lichfield
Electoral Ward
Whittington & Streethay
Westminster Constituency
Tamworth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Optimus OD Ltd.

Further Information

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