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Published 13 Nov 2026, 10:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Project Leadership Programme (PLP)

Official notice

Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£20,600published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

To secure two places on the Project Leadership Programme (PLP) for Natural England colleagues (Amy Hutchins and Hannah Collins). The PLP is a government-recognised leadership development programme commissioned by NISTA and designed to strengthen project leadership capability across the public sector. As the requirement is attendance on this specific government-recognised programme, there is no equivalent supplier able to provide access to the same programme, curriculum, accreditation, network and government-wide professional development opportunity.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To secure two places on the Project Leadership Programme (PLP) for Natural England colleagues (Amy Hutchins and Hannah Collins). The PLP is a government-recognised leadership development programme commissioned by NISTA and designed to strengthen project leadership capability across the public sector. The programme develops leadership of self, commercial leadership and technical project leadership through a combination of residential modules, coaching, assessments and practical application.The Project Leadership Programme is a unique programme commissioned by NISTA specifically to develop senior project leaders across government. This is the Civil Service project delivery profession endorsed training programme. The programme is delivered exclusively by Cranfield University School of Management in partnership with PA Consulting Group and The Project Academy. Places are allocated through a controlled nomination process and the programme is not available through alternative providers. As the requirement is attendance on this specific government-recognised programme, there is no equivalent supplier able to provide access to the same programme, curriculum, accreditation, network and government-wide professional development opportunity

Knowledge transfer is being embedded throughout to ensure learning and capability are retained within the organisation. Participants will be expected to share key insights and learning with colleagues through team updates and knowledge-sharing activities, helping to build wider organisational capability. The programme is also intended to develop internal leadership and project delivery expertise, reducing reliance on external providers over time. Whilst the specialist nature of the programme means the selected supplier offers a unique and established product, the knowledge and skills gained will remain within the business and be applied across future change and transformation initiatives.

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £20,6001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published13 Nov 2026 – 8 Jun 2027£20,600—Standstill

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
13 Nov 2026, 10:06 GMT
Last source update
13 Nov 2026, 10:06 GMT
Authority reference
P-41110
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107847
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bb40 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Nov 2026, 10:06 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NATURAL ENGLAND

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJDG-6588-XDMM Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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