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Published 18 Jul 2025, 11:59 BST

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Leadership Development Programme for the University of Birmingham

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2025awarded 4 Sept 2025
Award (standstill) to Nous Group
Contract term 2 yrsends 22 Sept 2027 · up to 22 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Birmingham requires a comprehensive Leadership Development Programme aimed at enhancing the strategic leadership capabilities of its senior leaders, Heads of School, and Heads of Department. This initiative is designed to support the University's goal of being among the top 50 universities globally by 2030.

Key Components:

Senior Development Programme: A one-year intensive programme for senior leaders.

Role-Specific Support for Heads of School: Annual workshops and action learning sets.

Role-Specific Support for Heads of Department: Annual workshops and practical skill development sessions.

CPV: Training programme services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 22 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 22 Sept 2029 with extensions
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: 2x 1 year extensions pending performance and commercial reviews and with the agreement of both parties.
80521000 Training programme services

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
  • Simple description: Procurement Specific Questionnaire 10% Compliance to the Specifications 60% Overall Price 30%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
18 Jul 2025, 11:59 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2025, 10:12 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Aug 2025
Authority reference
FRAM0599/25r
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041250
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Training programme services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056204 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All Tenders must be submitted electronically at the following address: in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingh… ↗

Tenders must register on the In-Tend portal

Timeline

18 Jul 2025 → 25 Sept 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 11:59 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    29 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent
    4 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 10:12 BST
  6. Contract starts
    22 Sept 2025
  7. Standstill ends397 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 11:59 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Sept 2025, 10:12 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Sept 2025, 10:12 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £359,6001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Nous Group30 Sept 2025 – 29 Sept 2027 · up to 28 Sept 2029Extensions: optional 2 one year extensions£359,600 inc. VAT4 Sept 2025standstill to 25 Sept 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 18 at stage one00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: RC000645 Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Nous Group (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZHX-3163-YXMR 17 Bevis Marks, London, London, EC3A7LNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender