Official UK procurement notice
Project Leadership Programme (PLP)
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
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 descriptionTo 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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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-07bb40Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2026- Transparency notice published13 Nov 2026, 10:06 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender