Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Leadership Development Programme
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Birmingham requires a comprehensive Leadership Development Programme aimed at enhancing the strategic leadership capabilities of its senior leaders, Heads of School, and Heads of Department. This initiative is designed to support the University's goal of being among the top 50 universities globally by 2030.
Key Components:
Senior Development Programme: A one-year intensive programme for senior leaders.
Role-Specific Support for Heads of School: Annual workshops and action learning sets.
Role-Specific Support for Heads of Department: Annual workshops and practical skill development sessions.
Please refer to InTend Documents for full specification of requirements.
- No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement carried out, therefore, no notice to be published.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 14 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2025
Published description of the framework
Prices are fixed for year one of the contract, and for subsequent years prices can be revised in line with the published CPI rate for the preceding 12 month period.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 0001AwardedRenewalPublished valueAED 0
- Value
- AED 0 exc. VAT · AED 0 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- Two x one year extension options subject to performance reviews and agreement of both parties.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality — 60%
- PSQ — 10%
- Price — 30%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 21 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Authority reference
FRAM599/25- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050441Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 May 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published16 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 May 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by21 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 01:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUS GROUP (UK) LTD.SME1 Aug 2025 — 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2x 1 year extension | £720,000 | 7 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · NOUS GROUP (UK) LTD.SME
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … — 1 Jul 2027
- Status
- cancelled (18 Jul 2025) — Administrative inputting error
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14final-stage tenders | 13 | 0 | — |
Notice history
10 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025- Contract signature expected18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BSTUK12
- Status changed18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST
- Contract award notice published7 Jul 2025, 16:41 BSTUK6
- Published value updated7 Jul 2025, 16:41 BST
- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2025, 16:41 BST
- Deadline withdrawn7 Jul 2025, 16:41 BST
- Tender notice published16 Apr 2025, 15:49 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- NOUS GROUP (UK) LTD.Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender