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Published 8 Jul 2026, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LGA Sustainability Masterclasses and Strategic Briefings

Official notice

Authority: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£20,833≈ £23k / year · £25,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2026
Contract term 11 moends 31 Jul 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensions · starts 11 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement forms part of the LGA’s sector-led improvement offer, specifically its sustainability, political and organisational leadership development programmes. These programmes are designed to ensure councillors and senior officers are confident, capable and well-equipped to respond to emerging challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes for their communities.

The LGA is therefore seeking a supplier to support LGA colleagues to deliver:

  • Two cohorts of a two-day Sustainability Masterclass programme for councillors focused on sustainability, including carbon literacy accreditation; and
  • Two cohorts of a two-day Sustainability Masterclass programme for senior council officers, also including carbon literacy accreditation.

In addition, the LGA is seeking a supplier to design and deliver:

  • Two Strategic Briefings on two topics which are of particular use to the local government sector.

And design, create, and pilot the delivery of one additional local government capability training session on a sustainability topic, e.g., adaptation.

This will form part of a broader package of sustainability support available to councils.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£20,833
Contract period: 11 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 (11 mo) · up to 30 Jun 2028 with extensionsValue: £20,833 exc. VAT · £25,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: There is an option to extend this contract for an additional year (July 2027 – June 2028) at the buyer’s discretion. This is contingent on available funding and demand from the local government sector.

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

Lot awarding rule: 12.13 The evaluators will allocate scores in accordance with the scoring scale in paragraph ‎12.8 and the award criteria published in this document. Once the quality and price scores have been allocated, the resulting quality and price scores will be combined according to their % level for each Bidder to produce a final overall score for that Bidder. The successful Bidder will be the one that submits the highest scoring overall Quotation

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
Closed
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
8 Jul 2026, 16:25 BST
Last source update
8 Jul 2026, 16:25 BST
Authority reference
LGASUSTMASTER
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064382
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c6c4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
26 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Jul 2026 → 11 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published105 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 16:25 BST
  2. Clarification questions by91 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline56 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts40 days ago
    11 Sept 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    8 Jul 2026, 16:25 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 03675577 18 smith square, london, London, sw1p 3hzContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender