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title: "SLE Diagnostic Tools"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f101"
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buyer: "Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government"
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# SLE Diagnostic Tools

Buyer: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f101

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## Summary

The Welsh Government procured a suite of diagnostic and profiling tools for its Senior Leadership Experience programme. The package comprises the Emotional and Social Competence Inventory, Inventory of Leadership Styles, Organisational Climate Survey, and KF4D, which assesses traits and drivers. These tools support the programme’s senior-leadership development activity through education and training services. Delivery is in Wales. Korn Ferry owns the intellectual rights to all four diagnostics, so the requirement concerns access to and use of a defined proprietary package rather than a general purchase of leadership assessment software. Organisations working in leadership development, executive assessment, organisational psychology, management training or related diagnostic services can assess the fit of their own tools and rights against this requirement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Korn Ferry UK Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 3 October 2026 to 2 October 2027, with two one-year extension options allowing a maximum end date of 2 October 2029. Its value is £67,600 excluding VAT, or £81,120 including VAT. The award is for services classified as education and training. The recorded outcome is an active award and active contract, with the tender marked complete. The evaluation basis was therefore the direct-award route rather than a competitive scoring exercise.

This award shows Welsh Government demand for a tightly defined senior-leadership diagnostic package, delivered as part of a structured leadership experience programme. A future competitor would need credible capability in emotional and social competence assessment, leadership-style profiling, organisational climate measurement, and analysis of traits and drivers. Rights to use the relevant diagnostic instruments are particularly important: the selected supplier owns the intellectual property in all four tools, so an alternative provider would need equivalent proprietary products, appropriate licensing, or a lawful substitute that meets the same programme purpose. Suppliers in executive assessment, organisational psychology, leadership development and management training are the closest fit, provided they can deliver a coherent multi-tool service for a Welsh Government leadership programme.

## Notice

Procurement of a suite of specific diagnostic and profiling tools which form a key component of the Senior Leadership Experience programme. The four elements comprising the package are: Emotional and Social Competence Inventory (ESCI), Inventory of Leadership Styles, Organisational Climate Survey and KF4D (traits and drivers). Korn Ferry own the intellectual rights to all four of the diagnostics.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083346-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Oct 2026 - 2 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £67,600 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Korn Ferry (UK) Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 10:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083346-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083346-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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