--- title: "The Provision of Enhanced Strategic Leadership Education for the Royal Air Force" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040ce2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-040ce2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040ce2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040ce2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-10-18" --- # The Provision of Enhanced Strategic Leadership Education for the Royal Air Force Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040ce2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-040ce2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040ce2.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence has initiated a tender for "The Provision of Enhanced Strategic Leadership Education for the Royal Air Force." This procurement falls under the services category for adult and other education services. The tender aims to provide leadership development programmes for RAF officers, with locations in Central London and options for virtual delivery. The contract period is set to start on April 1, 2024, with potential extensions. The submission deadline is on November 17, 2023, and the award period begins on November 20, 2023. This tender by the Ministry of Defence offers an opportunity for education and training service providers to engage in developing strategic leadership within the Royal Air Force. Businesses with expertise in leadership development and educational services, especially those able to cater to the needs of public sector personnel, are well-suited to compete. The procurement method for this opportunity is an open procedure, providing a fair chance for qualified suppliers to participate and contribute towards the RAF's leadership development goals. ## Notice To support succession planning to the highest ranks of the RAF, it is necessary to identify a programme of progressive strategic leadership development designed to unlock the potential of nominated individuals within the RAF who are fulfilling, or have been selected to fill, strategic leadership positions. This provision, through an organisation, or academic institute, must provide an end-to-end programme of focused leadership education interventions, for up to 4 personnel a year, supported by a 'Critical Friend' or coach over a period of up to 3 years, to a select cohort of officers from OF5 upwards. The interventions should provide a wide and appropriate interaction with comparable grades from across public, private, and third-party sectors. The organisation or academic institute must be able to deliver the programmes within a 2-hour train journey of Central London for convenience of travel and to allow access and exposure to the correct cohort. Whilst an element of the programme may be delivered virtually, the requirement for majority in-person interventions is paramount. The RAF, through the Tedder Academy of Leadership (TAL), must be able to exercise full financial control and candidate selection for all RAF personnel selected for the Programmes, to allow a flexible and timely response to changing appointments and promotions. To provide continuity of Supplier, an initial contract should be let for 5 years with an option to extend by an additional 2 one-year extensions. ### Lot Information Lot 1 To support succession planning to the highest ranks of the RAF, it is necessary to identify a programme of progressive strategic leadership development designed to unlock the potential of nominated individuals within the RAF who are fulfilling, or have been selected to fill, strategic leadership positions. This provision, through an organisation, or academic institute, must provide an end-to-end programme of focused leadership education interventions, for up to 4 personnel a year, supported by a 'Critical Friend' or coach over a period of up to 3 years, to a select cohort of officers from OF5 upwards. The interventions should provide a wide and appropriate interaction with comparable grades from across public, private, and third-party sectors. The organisation or academic institute must be able to deliver the programmes within a 2-hour train journey of Central London for convenience of travel and to allow access and exposure to the correct cohort. Whilst an element of the programme may be delivered virtually, the requirement for majority in-person interventions is paramount. The RAF, through the Tedder Academy of Leadership (TAL), must be able to exercise full financial control and candidate selection for all RAF personnel selected for the Programmes, to allow a flexible and timely response to changing appointments and promotions. To provide continuity of Supplier, an initial contract should be let for 5 years with an option to extend by an additional 2 one-year extensions. Options: 1year +1year ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030697-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 17 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2HB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 18 Oct 2023 at 08:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030697-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.contracts.mod.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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