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title: "Provision of Leadership Development Training Services"
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# Provision of Leadership Development Training Services

Buyer: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0555ba

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## Summary

The Financial Reporting Council Limited, a public authority within the central government of the UK, has completed a procurement process for the provision of Leadership Development Training Services. This contract falls under the miscellaneous business services industry category, focusing on staff training and development. The procurement, initiated as an open competition, was part of an effort to enhance the leadership capabilities of senior personnel within the organisation. With key delivery locations in both Coventry and London, the tender stage concluded successfully with contract details published on 18th November 2025. The contract, worth £90,000 gross, runs from 18th September 2025 to 31st August 2028, with a possible extension up to 2029. The tender's process and status indicate that all procurement stages—planning, tender, and award—are complete.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses offering training services, especially those experienced in leadership development across diverse sectors, including public and financial services. It is particularly beneficial for SMEs and potential suppliers interested in providing innovative and effective leadership training solutions to public authorities. Businesses that can deliver a powerful blend of online, residential, and face-to-face training tailored to senior leadership challenges stand to gain exceptional growth prospects. The involvement of esteemed organisations like the University of Warwick and Global Knowledge Network Training Limited as key suppliers highlights the contract's potential for fostering collaboration across different industry sectors and enhancing business networks.

## Notice

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) regulates auditors, accountants and actuaries and sets the UK's Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes. As the Competent Authority for audit in the UK, we set auditing and ethical standards and monitor and enforce audit quality. The purpose of the FRC is to serve the public interest and support UK economic growth by upholding high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting, audit and actuarial work. Our people are our strength, and we have been working over several years to improve our culture, diversity and approach to leadership development. We require Leadership Development Training Services (specifically, for those in senior leader roles whether established, new recruited or newly promoted). We intend to have an additional supplier(s) for a structured programme of leadership development so that our senior leaders can engage with leaders at a similar job level/grade across other sectors and have the option to undertake this type of training in a residential as well as online setting. We have identified the need to appoint a preferred supplier(s) to facilitate the training needs of senior leaders within our organisation on a 'needs when' basis. Whether this be for established FRC leaders, those recruited into senior roles or those internally promoted into senior leadership roles. The aim of the leadership development is for the FRC delegate to develop and enhance skills which will enable them to lead in times of uncertainty and ambiguity and ensure organisational agility in an ever-evolving financial landscape. The programme should be: - * Established with a track record of successful learning outcomes * Experience of designing and delivering leadership programmes across the public, regulatory and financial services sectors * Commitment to cross sector diversity * Applicable for all leaders at senior level * Referencing to the importance and impact of good practice around Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) * Relevant and Focused (on key leadership challenges and skills), not necessarily sector specific * Developing skills including, but not limited to, effective communication, creating high performing teams, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, strategic planning and execution, personal influence, digital savviness and future proofing. * Open/public cohorts to enable cross sector/organisation interactions (i.e. not just FRC delegates) * Option of different delivery methods, face to face / online / residential with mixed delegate groups. (i.e. not just FRC delegates) * Proportionate in terms of length / time commitment. 9 months maximum * Cost effective * Create a safe space on the programme for delegates to share leadership challenges * Provides a structure to enable delegates to embed learning/action planning * Provides opportunity to hear from very senior leaders across a range of sectors about leadership * Provides a mechanism to build and develop networks after conclusion of the programme and keep in touch with provider

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Additional leadership and development services if required.

Renewal: For a further 12 months. (Please note the cost of the proposed extension is not included in the original total estimated value).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074744-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 17 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | £75,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E14 9GE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Blackwall & Cubitt Town |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham, TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE NETWORK TRAINING; UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80540000 - Environmental training services
- 80590000 - Tutorial services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2025 at 12:49 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074744-2025
- 30 Jun 2025 at 11:01 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036041-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074744-2025
  18th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036041-2025
  30th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2583
  Invitation to Tender (ITT)
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-2584
  Tender Response Document

## Notice URLs

- http://www.globalknowledge.co.uk
- https://warwick.ac.uk/
- https://www.frc.org.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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