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Elite Coach Programme

THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL

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28 Sep 2026 at 15:06

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Sport is buying specialist coaching support for its Elite Coach 25–27 programme, which supports 12 coaches across the high-performance sporting community. The work includes planning and delivering residential events, quarterly online group supervision, facilitated visits to one another’s performance environments, individual support, and creating, collecting and sharing 360-degree insight with coaches and sport sponsors. Leeds Beckett University is providing staff time, with the programme description identifying a named coach as able to deliver across its strands. The work is intended to run through to the Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. This is a professional coaching-services requirement centred on elite sport and coach development, rather than the supply of equipment or general training provision.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Leeds Beckett University. The award is recorded as pending. UK Sport used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The stated basis for selection is that the named Leeds Beckett coach can deliver across all areas of the programme; no separate scoring criteria are recorded. The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027, with the work described as continuing through the Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics. The award value is £48,600 excluding VAT (£58,320 including VAT). The procurement is arranged as one lot. The award date is not separately recorded; the award information was published on 28 September 2026.

For suppliers hoping to compete for similar work for UK Sport, this award indicates demand for hands-on development support for a small cohort of high-performance coaches. Credibility would depend on a delivery team able to combine residential programme design and facilitation with online group supervision, peer visits to performance settings and tailored one-to-one support. The work also calls for the ability to create, gather and share 360-degree feedback or insight with both coaches and sport sponsors. The selected provider was a university supplying specialist staff time, and the buyer’s stated reason for selection was the coach’s capability across every programme strand. Suppliers should therefore be able to demonstrate broad elite-sport coaching expertise and continuity across varied delivery formats, not just expertise in a single workshop or coaching discipline.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Elite Coach Programme

Notice Description

We are procuring the time from Leeds Beckett University for a staff member Dr Bob Muir to support, and at times lead a cohort based activity called Elite Coach 25-27. This programme supports 12 Coaches across the High Performance Community. It is essential to have a delivery team with the required skills, knowledge and experiences. Dr Bob Muir can deliver against all areas of the programme. The key strands of work which Bob will be leading and supporting on depending on the roles within the delivery team at that point are as follows. 1) Planning for and delivery at residential events (4 per year) 2) Group Supervisions (online every quarter) 3) Group Field work (Facilitated visits to each others performance environments) 4) Individual Support 5) 360 insight creation, collection and sharing with coaches and sport sponsors This work will be completed by the end of the LA Olympics and Paralympics.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077bb3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091512-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency 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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79998000 - Coaching services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£48,600 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
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
THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Leeds Beckett University

Further Information

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