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title: "Talent Programme: - Aspire"
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# Talent Programme: - Aspire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/talent-programme-aspire-ocds-h6vhtk-04d63f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS: "Talent Programme: - Aspire". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-GB-FTS-139505)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 March 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Specialist training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £348,640 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/talent-programme-aspire-ocds-h6vhtk-04d63f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d63f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/talent-programme-aspire-ocds-h6vhtk-04d63f#tl-md)

## Description
Talent Programme: - Aspire

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80510000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Talent Programme: - Aspire is a six-month development programme, specifically designed for all Defra group colleagues, grade AA – EO (or equivalent) who identify as from an Ethnic Minority background.<br/>The programme is structured around identified...
- **Contract Period:** 21/04/2025 to 21/04/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 029290-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Asset Management Consulting Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149964`

- **Award:** 038802-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Index Partners Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-145440`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 038802-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £35,910
  - Signed Date: 07/07/2025

- **Contract:** 029290-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £312,730
  - Signed Date: 01/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038802-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-10T08:27:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T14:24:53.117Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d63f