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title: "Leadership Development - All Leaders"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06960f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "STUDENT LOANS COMPANY"
published: "2026-06-02"
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# Leadership Development - All Leaders

Buyer: STUDENT LOANS COMPANY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06960f

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## Summary

The Student Loans Company (SLC), a public authority part of the central government, has completed a procurement process titled "Leadership Development - All Leaders," focusing on enhancing its leadership culture across all levels within the organisation. Located in Darlington, United Kingdom, the SLC directly awarded this contract to Franklin Covey Europe Limited, a UK-based SME, under a services category, specifically training services. The procurement aimed to extend successful leadership development implemented in 2025 to approximately 600 colleagues, covering entry-level to executive positions. The contract is set to run from 28th May 2026, ending on 28th May 2029, with a gross value of £467,940.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in leadership training and development. SMEs like Franklin Covey Europe Limited, with expertise in such services, can support organisations in cultivating leadership skills in alignment with clients' cultural values, such as SLC's HEART values. The contract highlights the advantage of offering bespoke solutions that integrate supplier expertise with internal resources, promoting sustainable leadership development. Companies with innovative methodologies and those that have proprietary systems stand to benefit greatly, as demonstrated by Franklin Covey's 4ER methodology utilised in this award.

## Notice

Our organisation is committed to embedding a unified and authentic leadership culture that reflects our HEART values-Honesty, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Trust. This contract is about building on the success of our initial senior leadership programme that was implemented during 2025, we now aim to extend this blended approach to all leaders across the organisation (approximately 600 colleagues), spanning entry-level grades through to executive level. The proposed blended approach combines supplier expertise with internal delivery and coaching, enabling knowledge transfer and securing capability for SLC to deliver the programme in house, thereby strengthening sustainability and future proofing our leadership development offer.

### Procurement Information

Our organisation is committed to embedding a unified and authentic leadership culture that reflects our HEART values-Honesty, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Trust. This request is about building on the success of our initial senior leadership programme that was implemented during 2025, we now aim to extend this blended approach to all leaders across the organisation (approximately 600 colleagues), spanning entry-level grades through to executive level. The proposed blended approach combines supplier expertise with internal delivery and coaching, enabling knowledge transfer and securing capability for SLC to deliver the programme in house, thereby strengthening sustainability and future proofing our leadership development offer. The direct award justification for this contract is covered in Schedule 5 of the PA23 Direct Award in Special Cases - Additional or repeat goods, services or works. Franklin Covey was appointed in 2025 through a compliant call off from Government Commercial Agency DPS and has since delivered a leadership programme to the Executive and SMT cohort. That programme is already established and being used, and there is now a need to extend it across all leaders as part of SLC's transformation Enable programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051892-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 12 May 2026 |
| Award date | 7 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 May 2026 - 28 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £389,950 |
| Contracts value | £389,950 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STUDENT LOANS COMPANY |
| Locality | DARLINGTON |
| Post town | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL1 1RW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC33 Darlington |
| Local authority | Darlington |
| Electoral ward | Red Hall & Lingfield |
| Westminster constituency | Darlington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FRANKLIN COVEY EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 2 Jun 2026 at 12:32 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051892-2026
- 12 May 2026 at 11:39 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043413-2026
- 12 May 2026 at 10:55 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043378-2026
- 11 May 2026 at 15:18 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043163-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051892-2026
  2nd June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043413-2026
  12th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043378-2026
  12th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043163-2026
  11th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.franklincovey.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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