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Published 3 Dec 2025, 14:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The provision of the design and delivery of a leadership development training programme

Official notice

Authority: Financial Ombudsman Service Limited (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regime
Published estimate£230,000≈ £115k / year · £276,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jan 2026
Contract term 2 yrsends 18 Feb 2028 · up to 19 Feb 2029 with extensions · starts 20 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The 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 published
Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsPublished value£230,000
Contract period: 20 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 19 Feb 2029 with extensionsValue: £230,000 exc. VAT · £276,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Options for the delivery partber to provide advice and additional design/ content · The programme may need to be extended to incorporate additional particpants or additional bespoke training is required

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

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)
Coaching servicesEducation and training servicesHigher education servicesTraining services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
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
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Access to the procurement documents is restricted to: procurement.financial-ombudsman.org.uk/web/login.html ↗

Locating the tender:

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  2. Use the search bar to find the opportunity by its reference number or name.
  • Project reference: ten_1160
  • Name: The provision of the design and delivery of a leadership development training programme
  1. Click on the opportunity title to open the tender.
  2. Then select ‘Express Interest’ to access documents
  3. The system will add the tender to your ‘My Responses’ area.
  4. You will now be able to download all tender documents and ask clarification questions.

For escalations contact (including project name and reference) : [email protected]

Timeline

3 Dec 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published324 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 14:39 GMT
  2. Latest notice published290 days ago
    6 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
  3. Clarification questions by270 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadline266 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract starts245 days ago
    20 Feb 2026

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Dec 2025, 14:39 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    4 Dec 2025, 10:59 GMT
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
    UK4
  4. Deadline moved to 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    6 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
    +18 days · was 12 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Financial Ombudsman Service Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 03725015 Exchange Tower, Harbour Exchange Square, London, London, E14 9SRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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