Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 1 May 2026, 10:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bdc-1653 Management training · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Blaby District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Rutland County Council

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£60,000≈ £60k / year · £72,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 May 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 31 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Aim and scope: Deliver core management skills training to c60 Service Managers and Team Leaders at Blaby.

Relevant history: Management training is currently a gap in the L&D offering. Consequently management skills are inconsistent. One impact is the ER escalate unnecessarily. In readiness for LGR and for workforce stability, it's vital to invest in this development of the management group.

  • How the procedure runs: Suppliers are invited to take part in this competitive flexible process which will be formed of 2 stages: 1. Stage One - Quality and Commercial Assessment 2. Stage Two - Presentation

CPV: Personnel-training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 1 yrPublished value£60,000
Contract period: 31 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensionsValue: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East Midlands
Extensions: Initial contract of term of 1 year with the option to extend for 1 year

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Cancelled
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 May 2026, 10:07 BST
Last source update
13 May 2026, 08:08 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Jul 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040333
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Personnel-training services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069000 Find a Tender
How it runs

Suppliers are invited to take part in this competitive flexible process which will be formed of 2 stages:

  1. Stage One - Quality and Commercial Assessment
  2. Stage Two - Presentation

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 May 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published178 days ago
    1 May 2026, 10:07 BST
  2. Latest notice published166 days ago
    13 May 2026, 08:08 BST
  3. Submission deadline150 days ago
    29 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by89 days ago
    29 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts88 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    1 May 2026, 10:07 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    13 May 2026, 08:08 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    13 May 2026, 08:08 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—13 May 2026CancelledReason for cancellation: The Council has chosen to amend the specification requirements for this service. Due to the nature of the changes, it has therefore been decided to abandon this procurement process and publish a new opportunity with the changes included.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Blaby District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPYD-3731-NDMT Council Offices, Desford Road, Narborough, East Midlands, LE19 2EPContact email

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender