Official UK procurement notice
Accelerated Development Programme · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Financial Conduct Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are awarding a contract to a supplier to design and deliver the content for both our Advanced Manager Programme (AMP) and Future Manager Programme (FMP). The supplier will be responsible for supporting the AMP nomination and selection process, delivering all in-person training sessions, developing programme materials, and providing administrative support to the FCA throughout programme delivery. The service will also include assessment and debrief activities, together with coaching capability to support participant development and programme outcomes.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 7 Jul 2029, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: This will be a two stage process with PSQ, Technical and Commercial submissions in stage 1. Stage 2 will consist of a scored demo session.
CPV: Training seminars · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,316,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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 (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Demo Session: 10%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Demo Session
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes · next expected 7 Jul 2029
- First published
- 25 Mar 2026, 09:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
C4061- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027128- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067376Find a Tender
- How it runs
This will be a two stage process with PSQ, Technical and Commercial submissions in stage 1. Stage 2 will consist of a scored demo session.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Bidders will need to register on the FCA's eProcurement system (Atamis) to respond to the Tender (atamis-fca.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗). Bidders should refer to the Atamis Supplier User Guide (services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_G… ↗) for further information. If issues are experienced in accessing Atamis or any documents within Atamis you should contract their dedicated helpdesk on 029 2279 0052 or email at [email protected].
Timeline
25 Mar 2026 → 2 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published213 days ago25 Mar 2026, 09:20 GMT
- Clarification questions by197 days ago10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline183 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by121 days ago24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts108 days ago8 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent52 days ago2 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published52 days ago2 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Mar 2026- Tender notice published25 Mar 2026, 09:20 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Sept 2026, 12:30 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD30 Sept 2026 – 28 Sept 2029 · up to 29 Sept 2031Extensions: Two extension periods of 12 months each · Options: Two extension periods of 12 months each | £1,936,000 | 13 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PA Consulting Services LtdAwarded 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