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# DCS/Aspirant Leadership Programme con_24460

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcs-aspirant-leadership-programme-con-24460-ocds-h6vhtk-03d852). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "DCS/Aspirant Leadership Programme con_24460". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,200,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £2,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,182,568 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d852`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dcs-aspirant-leadership-programme-con-24460-ocds-h6vhtk-03d852#tl-md)

## Description
This award notice is for the award of contract to VSC Plus Limited (the Staff College) regarding delivery of the DCS/Aspirants Leadership programme, commencing delivery from 1st April 2024. 
The Initial Contract Period will run until 31 December 2026 (a total of 33 months), for which the value is £2,147,967.
Programme Delivery Periods (in which the programme content is delivered for either strand) will conclude by 31 March 2026 and the remainder of the Initial Contract Period will cover the Aspirant Coaching Period only.
The Buyer may extend the Contract to accommodate up to two further Programme Delivery Periods of the DCS and Aspirant Strand, in which case the contract end date will be December 2028, and the total contract value for the full contract term will not exceed £4,182,568.
Any extension will be subject to the satisfactory performance of the Supplier’s obligations under the Contract during the Initial Contract Period, and the Supplier demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Buyer the economic benefit of the requirement to extend the contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The DCS/Aspirant Leadership Programme will provide a support and training package to newly appointed DCSs and those aspiring to become one. The programme will comprise of two strands:
- to provide leadership development training and support to DCSs i...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** DCS/Aspirants Leadership Programme (con_24460) (active)
  - Award id: `008435-2024-con_24460-1`
  - Supplier(s): **VSC Plus Limited (The Staff College)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107981`
  - Value: £4,182,568 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** DCS/Aspirants Leadership Programme (con_24460) (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,182,568
  - Signed Date: 15/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008435-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-15T13:49:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T03:04:52.570Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d852