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title: "Board Development"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0550f1"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "OFFICE FOR STUDENTS"
published: "2025-06-20"
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# Board Development

Buyer: OFFICE FOR STUDENTS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0550f1

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## Summary

The Office for Students is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Board Development," which aims to enhance the working dynamics of the board to foster a creative and consensual culture. This tender falls under the industry category of business services, specifically incorporating consulting, marketing, recruitment, and other similar services, with a planned contract period starting on 1st August 2025 and ending on 31st July 2026. The central government's public authority has been engaged in market discussions, with a future notice planned by 21st June 2025. The project is located in the United Kingdom with a gross budget set at £60,000.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in consulting, law, marketing, and related business services to showcase their expertise and contribute to developing leadership practices and decision-making processes. Companies with a focus on board governance, organisational development, and skills in fostering innovative and collaborative environments would be well-positioned to compete for this contract. Participating can enhance a business's portfolio in the public sector, establishing strong relationships with a central government body and potentially leading to further opportunities as the contract is renewable.

## Notice

The focus of the development activity being commissioned in this tender will be to create a shared understanding of the most effective ways of working for the board given its role and current context, and then support the establishment of those ways of working. The priority will be to establish a creative and consensual culture which optimises the contributions of members and the quality of decision-making. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=960624443

### Planning Information

a.Discussions with three organisations to explore how to articulate the scope of this tender to achieve the aims of the activity. 
b.A fourth organisation was approached to ask for their advice but the request wasn’t responded to.
c.All detail provided to the four organisations has been included in the tender specification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034076-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR STUDENTS |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8SR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Gifford |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 20 Jun 2025 at 13:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034076-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034076-2025
  20th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=960624443
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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