Official UK procurement notice
715883477-Provision of a Mindset-Based Development Program Implementation and Sustainment
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has a requirement to access a Mindset-based development program designed to support behavioural change for military and civilian staff within the Defence Medical Academy (DMA).
The Authority is seeking a successor program to create and sustain a culture where people understand their own behaviours/ mindset, and take ownership of how these affect others, in order to implement effective changes to these behaviours to work together with shared purpose, with a focus on achieving meaningful outcomes.
The Authority requires a formal training package to establish principles and tools that help teams and leaders work more effectively together, creating lasting improvements in leadership and operations. The Authority therefore requires the formal training package to cover the following topics/ themes:
- Helping individuals understand their behaviour/ mindset in the workplace, its impacts on others, and how these behaviours contribute to potential conflict.
- Tools and Frameworks, including techniques on practical application, to recognise behaviours, and suggest improvements to build effective working relationships and better support others through these behavioural/ mindset changes.
- Tools and Frameworks to help support individuals in measuring success, reflection techniques and a particular focus on maintaining the positive changes made
Cyber Security: The Authority is dedicated to protecting itself from cyber threats, with DEF Stan 05-138, Issue 4 outlining the cyber security controls that defence Contractors must meet according to the four cyber risk profile levels assigned to contracts.
The Authority has determined the level of risk at Level 1 (foundational) RAR-JJTDKK2 as defined in DEF Stan 05-138. In order to do business with the MOD you must have the cyber security controls required as shown above.
- No preliminary market engagement: Existing requirement where much is known about the market
CPV: Coaching services · Management training services · Staff training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£276,385
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical (Non-cost Award Criteria): 60%
- Commercial (Cost): 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (Non-cost Award Criteria): As detailed in DEFFORM 47 Section D of ITT
- Commercial (Cost): As detailed in DEFFORM 47 Section D of ITT
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jul 2026, 10:26 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 16:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
715883477- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061562- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c0e0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The DSP Opportunity Listing including the Invitation to Tender can be found here: contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
Tenders are to be submitted through DSP: www.cotracts.mod.uk ↗
Timeline
1 Jul 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published115 days ago1 Jul 2026, 10:26 BST
- Clarification questions by93 days ago23 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline79 days ago6 Aug 2026, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by65 days ago20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent45 days ago10 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published44 days ago10 Sept 2026, 16:54 BST
- Contract starts24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2026- Tender notice published1 Jul 2026, 10:26 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Sept 2026, 16:54 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2026, 16:54 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimus OD Ltd.Mindset-Based Development Program Implementation and Sustainment1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: The Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the Contract for a period of up to 24 months. The extension period is: 01/10/2029 to 30/09/2030; estimated value including VAT: £66,332.45 01/10/2030 to 30/09/2031; estimated value including VAT: £66,332.45 To note, the extension period is included as part of the Contract Value (estimated) of £331,662.24 (Inc VAT) above. · Options: The Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the Contract for a period of up to 24 months. The extension period is: 01/10/2029 to 30/09/2030; estimated value including VAT: £66,332.45 01/10/2030 to 30/09/2031; estimated value including VAT: £66,332.45 To note, the extension period is included as part of the Contract Value (estimated) of £331,662.24 (Inc VAT) above. | £276,385 | 8 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Optimus OD Ltd.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender