Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 11 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Coaching Training · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£50,000≈ £38k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT7.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Mar 2026awarded 24 Aug 2026
Awarded to Agile Business Consultancy
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 1 Aug 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful service provider will be required to provide the Council with coaching services that include, but are not limited to, the following requirements:

Potential suppliers should provide a programme of coaching qualifications, with the intention of training staff to become practicing and certified workplace coaches within the council. These qualifications should be tiered to represent beginner, intermediate, and advanced candidates.

Identified staff are expected to be trained in two groups, across two years. The first group is expected to start training early 2026 and the second will begin training in January 2027. The councils reserve the right to adjust the number of candidates within the second group or to cancel this group, should the need arise. Each group is expected to need the beginner, intermediate, and advanced coaching offers and may not include the same number of staff for each level of the course.

Identified staff will be expected to attend one course each only and the councils have undertaken an initial evaluation process to assess suitability.

The courses are not expected to specifically cover mentoring; the focus is coaching.

Suppliers are expected to assess and support staff throughout their training, including identifying potential issues and learning needs support, and resolving these.

In the event that the programme requires coachees for the purpose of the programme, the councils will identify and source coachees.

Where course specifications are listed with a recognised qualification, bidders should demonstrate that their qualification is of a similar quality and level.

Potential innovative aspects of course implementation and delivery will be welcomed where there is a genuine benefit to students.

The successful supplier will not be required to arrange membership of any professional organisations / institutes for the coaches as part of this service.

Full details can be found within the suite of tender documents.

CPV: Coaching services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 4 moSMEPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Aug 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    All requirements can be found within the suite of tender documents.

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

Lot awarding rule: Quality 50% Weighting Price 50% Weighting

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    All requirements can be found within the suite of tender documents.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
11 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
Last source update
27 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
Authority reference
C-000325
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012586
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Coaching servicesTraining services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064e51 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
4 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
25 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The councils use the Proactis e-procurement system to run their procurement opportunities.

This opportunity can be found by searching sebp.due-north.com ↗ by clicking on Opportunities, filtering to South Oxfordshire District Council and clicking on the appropriate opportunity.

Timeline

11 Feb 2026 → 27 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published251 days ago
    11 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by237 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline230 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts202 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published54 days ago
    27 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    27 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Aug 2026, 12:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £46,1001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Agile Business ConsultancySME£46,100 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Oxfordshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRWZ-2743-VQTG Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3JEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Agile Business ConsultancyAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCBZ-1598-XBLMGB-UKPRN: 10099980 43 Cross Green, Upton Chester, North West, CH2 1QRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender