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title: "DfT Provision of Mentoring Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078eed"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# DfT Provision of Mentoring Services

Buyer: THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078eed

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## Summary

The Department for Transport procured executive mentoring services to develop leadership and provide external challenge. The mentoring is intended to support effective decision-making, strengthen leadership capability and help deliver the department’s organisational priorities and strategic objectives. The work falls within staff development and management training. The stated delivery country is the United Kingdom; no specific delivery location is identified. The requirement is for leadership mentoring rather than a general training programme, with an emphasis on targeted support for senior decision-making and organisational goals.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to MERRYCK & CO.LIMITED. The Department for Transport used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 29 September 2026 and runs from 29 September to 1 October 2026. Its value is £15,000 excluding VAT (£18,000 including VAT). The process comprised one lot, which is complete. The published information describes the purpose of the mentoring but does not set out a separate evaluation basis or eligibility conditions.

For a supplier assessing future executive mentoring work with the Department for Transport, this award shows demand for focused leadership development and independent challenge linked to senior decision-making and delivery of strategic priorities. A credible competitor would need to provide executive-level mentoring that can build leadership capability while relating its support to the department’s organisational objectives. The awarded supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, demonstrating that this requirement was delivered by an SME. The procurement was handled as a direct award without competition, so suppliers should not treat this outcome as evidence of an open competitive route; capability in mentoring and a clear fit with the department’s leadership needs are the relevant commercial strengths.

## Notice

Executive mentoring is being procured to provide targeted leadership development and external challenge. The mentoring will support effective decision-making, leadership capability, and the successful delivery of organisational priorities and strategic objectives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100451-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2026 - 1 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £15,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| 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 | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERRYCK & CO.LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79633000 - Staff development services
- 80532000 - Management training services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 12:44 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100451-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100451-2026
  23rd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-24597
  Redacted Contract Details Notice

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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