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SLE Diagnostic Tools

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

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03 Sep 2026 at 10:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Welsh Government procured a suite of diagnostic and profiling tools for its Senior Leadership Experience programme. The package comprises the Emotional and Social Competence Inventory, Inventory of Leadership Styles, Organisational Climate Survey, and KF4D, which assesses traits and drivers. These tools support the programme’s senior-leadership development activity through education and training services. Delivery is in Wales. Korn Ferry owns the intellectual rights to all four diagnostics, so the requirement concerns access to and use of a defined proprietary package rather than a general purchase of leadership assessment software. Organisations working in leadership development, executive assessment, organisational psychology, management training or related diagnostic services can assess the fit of their own tools and rights against this requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Korn Ferry UK Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 3 October 2026 to 2 October 2027, with two one-year extension options allowing a maximum end date of 2 October 2029. Its value is £67,600 excluding VAT, or £81,120 including VAT. The award is for services classified as education and training. The recorded outcome is an active award and active contract, with the tender marked complete. The evaluation basis was therefore the direct-award route rather than a competitive scoring exercise.

This award shows Welsh Government demand for a tightly defined senior-leadership diagnostic package, delivered as part of a structured leadership experience programme. A future competitor would need credible capability in emotional and social competence assessment, leadership-style profiling, organisational climate measurement, and analysis of traits and drivers. Rights to use the relevant diagnostic instruments are particularly important: the selected supplier owns the intellectual property in all four tools, so an alternative provider would need equivalent proprietary products, appropriate licensing, or a lawful substitute that meets the same programme purpose. Suppliers in executive assessment, organisational psychology, leadership development and management training are the closest fit, provided they can deliver a coherent multi-tool service for a Welsh Government leadership programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SLE Diagnostic Tools

Notice Description

Procurement of a suite of specific diagnostic and profiling tools which form a key component of the Senior Leadership Experience programme. The four elements comprising the package are: Emotional and Social Competence Inventory (ESCI), Inventory of Leadership Styles, Organisational Climate Survey and KF4D (traits and drivers). Korn Ferry own the intellectual rights to all four of the diagnostics.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f101
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083346-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£67,600 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Oct 2026 - 2 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF10 3NQ
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Cathays
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Korn Ferry (UK) Limited

Further Information

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