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Published 11 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Office for Students: Contract for Leadership Development

Official notice

Authority: Office for Students (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£350,000exc. VAT31% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Dec 2024awarded 2 Mar 2025
Awarded to BPP Professional Education Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

We are seeking suppliers who can provide a leadership and management programme that will support our managers and leaders at all levels of seniority in the organisation. It is expected that the programme is differentiated for aspiring and new managers, existing and senior managers/leaders. For the more senior managers and leaders, it is expected that the programme includes some form of 360 feedback or psychometric to help colleagues with their self-reflection as well as access to executive coaching if desired.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£350,000
Delivery: South West · Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Extensions: Initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT
Last source update
3 Apr 2025, 16:24 BST
Award evaluation window
11 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference
PRN2277
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012921
Classification (CPV)
Training services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b595 Find a Tender

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=938236223 GO Reference: GO-202543-PRO-30012947

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
11 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
11 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Dec 2024 → 3 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    11 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    3 Apr 2025, 16:24 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Apr 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Apr 2025, 16:24 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    3 Apr 2025, 16:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £241,5201 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 49
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BPP Professional Education LtdSubcontracting: Provision of the psychometric tool£241,520 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
49bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Office for Students

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services PYZM 6681-RPZP Westward House, Lime Kiln Close, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, South West, BS34 8SRContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BPP Professional Education LtdAwarded supplier04546335 BPP House, Aldine Place, 142-144 Uxbridge Road, London, South West, W12 8AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria