Official UK procurement notice
Project Leadership Programme PLP
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere is the need to build project leadership capability across Government and
those that work within major change programmes. Through NISTA (Cabinet
Office), Crown Commercial Service have procured a leadership training course
(Project Leadership Programme) for senior project leaders. For some roles,
attendance on this course may become mandatory to undertake the role within
Government. For others, it is a recommended course to undertake and is a
recognised part of Defra’s, and wider government’s, SCS & G6 talent strategy. It
also forms an essential part of the process to become government accredited for
Project Delivery.
To continue to comply with NISTA (Cabinet Office) requirements, Defra (and
associated ALBs) need to be able to nominate and send relevant candidates onto
this training, alongside colleagues from all other departments.
The application process is handled centrally within Defra by nominations through
the Project Delivery Profession (Kirsty Wildgoose as Chief Project Delivery
Officer). The main application is then completed online directly with Cranfield
School of Management, the appointed provider.
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
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 17 Apr 2026, 16:32 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 17:15 BST
- Authority reference
C33855- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035394- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0685b4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance
- Published justification
Sole supplier
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Apr 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published188 days ago17 Apr 2026, 17:15 BST
- Standstill ends176 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published17 Apr 2026, 16:32 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Apr 2026, 17:03 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published17 Apr 2026, 17:15 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranfield University1 May 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 | £164,800same award published again · counted once | 17 Apr 2026standstill to 28 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Cranfield University | £164,800 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Project Leadership Programme PLP · Cranfield University
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2026
- Value
- £164,800
- Period
- 17 Apr 2026 – 31 Jan 2029
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Sole supplier to be arranged by contract manager.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cranfield Management Development LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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