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title: "External Room Bookings for Leadership Essentials Programme"
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# External Room Bookings for Leadership Essentials Programme

Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c8db069e-91cd-406f-bab1-614e895eabd2

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## Summary

Southampton City Council procured an external venue for room bookings supporting its Leadership Essentials Programme for council employees. The requirement is for training venue facilities rather than leadership training delivery. The service is based in Southampton, with the listed delivery postcode SO14 7LY. This is a venue-hire requirement tied to the council’s employee development programme.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Figflex Offices Limited. Southampton City Council used a direct single-tender action below the procurement threshold. The award date was 10 September 2026. The awarded value was £36,000. The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 May 2027. The tender was for a single requirement, and small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises were identified as suitable. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the published process information.

For suppliers considering similar future venue requirements from Southampton City Council, this award demonstrates demand for external training space for employee leadership development. A credible competitor would need to provide suitable rooms for programme sessions in Southampton, at the specified delivery location, and support bookings across a defined programme period. The selected supplier was a small or medium-sized business, indicating that a large corporate venue operator was not necessary for this requirement. The route used was a below-threshold single-tender action, so establishing a clear connection with the council and demonstrating a close fit to its venue needs may be commercially relevant when comparable requirements are considered. The purchase concerns venue provision, not delivery of the leadership curriculum.

## Notice

Leadership Essentials Programme training venue for Southampton City Council employees.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c2ae9ff-5e2a-4027-b012-b04da3974650 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Oct 2026 - 31 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £36,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £36,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO14 7LY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Bargate |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Figflex Offices Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79500000 - Office-support services

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 16:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c2ae9ff-5e2a-4027-b012-b04da3974650

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c2ae9ff-5e2a-4027-b012-b04da3974650
  8th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southampton.gov.uk

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