Official UK procurement notice
Taaf Leadership · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North West (UKD4)
Published estimate£210,000≈ £210k / year · £252,000 inc. VAT16.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Feb 2026awarded 25 Feb 2026
Awarded to Miova Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract aims to strengthen system leadership and build sustainable capacity across Pennine Lancashire by delivering certified CliftonStrengths coaching, collaborative leadership facilitation, and a Train-the-Trainer (TTT) programme. The work supports the Leadership Workstream within Sport England's Place Partner programme, running from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027.
- No preliminary market engagement: The Council has previously tendered for these services.
CPV: Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£210,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per the ITT documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per the ITT documentation
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: Total cost of contract
- Quality: Response to Quality questions
- Social Value: Social Value delivery
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per the ITT documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per the ITT documentation
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 08:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
DN803591- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004245- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060872Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Jan 2026 → 11 Jun 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published276 days ago19 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by255 days ago9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline248 days ago16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent240 days ago25 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by232 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published133 days ago11 Jun 2026, 08:36 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published25 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Jun 2026, 08:36 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £175,2001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miova LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £175,200 | 25 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Taaf Leadership · Miova LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £175,200
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Documents available through the Chest system Proactis - https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
- Technical specifications Contained with the tender documents available through https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender