Official UK procurement notice
Leadership and Management Training (Empower) programme
Authority: British Film Institute (Charity / VCSE)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Film Institute (BFI) is tendering for a Learning and Management Training programme (internally known as Empower). This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime, in accordance with PA2023.
The winning bidder will integrate our BFI Culture Drivers and Line Management Principles with off-the-shelf materials to deliver a four day programme of in-person training for line managers at an externally recognised level and standard (such as ILM Level 4) covering:
- Leadership and operational effectiveness
- Managing people and their wellbeing
- Coaching and delegation skills in the line management relationship
- Managing Teams and performance
The awarded bidder will also be expected to; facilitate and support coordination of three action learning squads per cohort over three out-of-classroom learning meetings but aligned to the in-person training schedule and content, and offer a learner time commitment of five days of learning over a period of four months, which would include four days of in-person / online training and an additional half-day for all pre-course works (overall), and 3 x 1 hour action learning sets.
This is anticipated to be completed over a two year rollout to 45 line managers in three cohorts per year, with a further two, one year optional years to be agreed at renewal point. This totals a four potential years to 2030. Each individual programme will take four months to complete.
An intended programme delivery timeline has been provided within the ITT pack. Bidders must confirm within their bid that they are able to deliver within these intended pre-set timeframes.
The BFI would also welcome bids from a consortium / partnership of multiple of providers under one tender application, if it would ensure a full coverage programme delivery. Please see ITT documentation for further details.
To take part in this tender, please visit our website, at in-tendhost.co.uk/bfi/aspx/Tenders/Cur… ↗ , where you will need to register, if you haven’t already, and express an interest in this opportunity to access the relevant documents. Please note expressions of interest will only be accepted via the portal.
CPV: Management training services · Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training programme services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£0
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: 80% Quality (as broken down in ITT) 20% Price
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 15:04 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 13:55 BST
- Authority reference
2025/440- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065258- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c8bdFind a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
10 Jul 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published103 days ago10 Jul 2026, 15:04 BST
- Clarification questions by91 days ago22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline84 days ago29 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts20 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago12 Oct 2026, 13:55 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Tender notice published10 Jul 2026, 15:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Oct 2026, 13:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Oct 2026, 13:55 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just Add Water Management Ltd13 Oct 2026 – 12 Oct 2028 · up to 12 Oct 2030Extensions: 2, 1 year extensions | £157,000 inc. VAT | 12 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22final-stage tenders · 23 at stage one | 22 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Just Add Water Management 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