Official UK procurement notice
The provision of the design and delivery of a leadership development training programme
Authority: Financial Ombudsman Service Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced provider to design, develop, and deliver a high-quality leadership development programme that aligns with our strategic objectives, values, and leadership behaviours. The successful provider will work in close partnership with our Learning and Development function to ensure the programme is tailored to the unique context and needs of FOS.
The scope of services includes:
- Collaborating with FOS’s Learning and Development team to design a scalable leadership development programme, fully aligned with our leadership skills framework and organisational context.
- Delivering a blended learning experience incorporating in-person, virtual, hybrid, and on-demand modules for defined cohorts, with the aim of reaching up to 108 leaders over the contract duration.
- Supplying all necessary learning materials, tools, and digital content to support sustained learning and development.
- Working with FOS’ Learning and Development team to implement robust evaluation methods to assess participant experience, capability development, and the overall impact of the programme.
- Sharing responsibility with the FOS team for managing and administering all aspects of programme delivery, quality assurance, and evaluation, ensuring adherence to agreed contract costs and timelines.
The programme is expected to run over two years with an option to extend for one year, commencing with a pilot phase followed by a full rollout
CPV: Coaching services · Education and training services · Higher education services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£230,000
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: he evaluation of Tenderers’ Technical Responses and Commercial Responses will be weighted on a technical to commercial ratio of 70:30
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Dec 2025, 14:39 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
- Authority reference
ten_1160- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079404- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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- Name: The provision of the design and delivery of a leadership development training programme
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Timeline
3 Dec 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published324 days ago3 Dec 2025, 14:39 GMT
- Latest notice published290 days ago6 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
- Clarification questions by270 days ago26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline266 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts245 days ago20 Feb 2026
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025- Tender notice published3 Dec 2025, 14:39 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published4 Dec 2025, 10:59 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT6 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT+18 days · was 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
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