This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Leadership Effectiveness Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East West Rail Company Limited (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Services are the provision of targeted development programs, coaching, and strategic culture-building initiatives to strengthen leadership effectiveness across the Board, Executive, and Senior Leadership teams.
The Services will deliver ongoing coaching, development programs, and culture-building initiatives, tailored to EWR Co., ensuring that all leaders are equally equipped to navigate challenges and contribute to a high-performance environment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- 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
- 6 May 2025, 12:47 BST
- Last source update
- 11 May 2026, 12:42 BST
- Authority reference
CT4524- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042958- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050d0eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The East West Railway Company (EWR Co.) has undertaken prior market engagement with alternative providers to assess their capability and capacity to deliver the required services.
Based on this market testing and evaluation, EWR Co. has determined that Kotter Inc. is the only supplier with the demonstrated capability, sector-specific experience, and capacity to deliver the services to the standard necessary for achieving the programme's strategic outcomes. This includes a high level of expertise in leadership development, with a team of experienced facilitators and an established framework that aligns with EWR Co.'s strategic goals. This combination of contextual knowledge and targeted expertise positions Kotter Inc. as the only suitable partner to support EWR Co.'s leadership development initiatives and ensure meaningful, sustainable outcomes.
This direct award is made under Section 41(1)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023, on the basis that the selected supplier is the only provider capable of meeting the specific and complex requirements of the project, thereby ensuring value for money and continuity of delivery.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 May 2025 → 11 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends15 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published169 days ago11 May 2026, 12:42 BST
Notice history
8 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025- Transparency notice published6 May 2025, 12:47 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published6 May 2025, 14:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 May 2025, 14:29 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published23 May 2025, 08:56 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published23 May 2025, 09:00 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published11 May 2026, 12:32 BSTUK10
- Contract change notice published11 May 2026, 12:42 BSTUK10
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-05: 4 releases · 6 May 2025, 23 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotter Inc.19 May 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £800,000 | 6 May 2025standstill to 15 May 2025 | Standstill |
| Kotter Inc. | £1,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Kotter Inc.
- Signed
- 20 May 2025
- Value
- £1,200,000
- Period
- 3 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 · up to 1 Sept 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Change 2 Mar 2026 a change in Supplier at this stage would create significant disruption, duplication of cost and risk to the delivery quality.
- Change 2 Mar 2026 a change in Supplier at this stage would create significant disruption, duplication of cost and risk to the delivery quality. This notice corrects the contract value published in UK10 notice 2026/S 000-042951 on 11/5/2026
- Change Title is 'Leadership Effectiveness Services' NOT 'Programme development and technical services'
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kotter Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- 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