Official UK procurement notice
Disabled Councillors Leadership Programme
Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£20,000£24,000 inc. VAT3.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Jul 2026awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to Cura Leadership Ltd
Contract term 8 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 29 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe LGA is looking to procure a provider to deliver a bespoke leadership development programme for disabled councillors in England.
CPV: Specialist training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Quality 80% and price 20%.
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
- 25 Jun 2026, 14:46 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 13:25 BST
- Authority reference
LG-04974- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059912- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd40Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Panacea
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Jun 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published118 days ago25 Jun 2026, 14:46 BST
- Clarification questions by107 days ago6 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline96 days ago17 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts84 days ago29 Jul 2026
- Latest notice published72 days ago10 Aug 2026, 13:25 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026- Tender notice published25 Jun 2026, 14:46 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Aug 2026, 13:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Aug 2026, 13:25 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £19,2501 award exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cura Leadership LtdSME12 Aug 2026 – 12 Aug 2027 · up to 10 Dec 2027Extensions: Option to extend for 1 further year at the discretion of the IDEA and continued funding from MHCLG | £19,250 | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 8 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cura Leadership 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