Official UK procurement notice
Leadership Development - All Leaders
Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOur organisation is committed to embedding a unified and authentic leadership culture that reflects our HEART values-Honesty, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Trust. This contract is about building on the success of our initial senior leadership programme that was implemented during 2025, we now aim to extend this blended approach to all leaders across the organisation (approximately 600 colleagues), spanning entry-level grades through to executive level. The proposed blended approach combines supplier expertise with internal delivery and coaching, enabling knowledge transfer and securing capability for SLC to deliver the programme in house, thereby strengthening sustainability and future proofing our leadership development offer.
CPV: Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 May 2026, 16:18 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 13:32 BST
- Authority reference
2026-TR-0021- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051892- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06960fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
Our organisation is committed to embedding a unified and authentic leadership culture that reflects our HEART values-Honesty, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and
Trust. This request is about building on the success of our initial senior leadership programme that was implemented during 2025, we now aim to extend this blended approach to all leaders across the organisation (approximately 600 colleagues), spanning
entry-level grades through to executive level. The proposed blended approach combines supplier expertise with internal delivery and coaching, enabling knowledge transfer and securing capability for SLC to deliver the programme in house, thereby strengthening sustainability and future proofing our leadership development offer.
The direct award justification for this contract is covered in Schedule 5 of the PA23 Direct Award in Special Cases - Additional or repeat goods, services or works.
Franklin Covey was appointed in 2025 through a compliant call off from Government Commercial Agency DPS and has since delivered a leadership programme to the Executive and SMT cohort. That programme is already established and being used, and there is now a need to extend it across all leaders as part of SLC's transformation Enable programme.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 May 2026 → 2 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published168 days ago11 May 2026, 16:18 BST
- Next notice expected166 days ago12 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends157 days ago21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts151 days ago28 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published146 days ago2 Jun 2026, 13:32 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026- Pipeline notice published11 May 2026, 16:18 BSTUK1
- Transparency notice published12 May 2026, 11:55 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete12 May 2026, 11:55 BST
- Contract award notice published12 May 2026, 12:39 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected26 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jun 2026, 13:32 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 11 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Covey Europe Limited28 May 2026 – 27 May 2029 | £389,950 | 8 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Franklin Covey Europe Limited
- Signed
- 28 May 2026
- Value
- £389,950
- Period
- 29 May 2026 – 28 May 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: KPIs have not been set for this contract as the total contract value (£390k over 3 years) falls below the threshold at which KPIs are mandated. The contract will instead be managed through proportionate contract management arrangements, including regular review of deliverables, stakeholder feedback, and ongoing performance oversight to ensure value for money and service quality.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- FRANKLIN COVEY EUROPE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Franklin Covey Europe LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender