Official UK procurement notice
UK_1201- Senior Leadership Development Framework
Authority: British Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£207,720framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Apr 2026awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to ChangeSchool Limited +6 more
Framework period 1 yrends 7 May 2027 · up to 8 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 18 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are looking for a development partnership to strengthen leadership trust, cohesion, and alignment, enabling leaders to navigate complex and dynamic decisions while uniting behind a shared vision for a leaner, digitally-enabled, more commercially confident organisation equipped to fulfil its mission in a new era.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 27 bids received · 7 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 1 yr · up to 3 yrs 11 mo from 18 May 2026
Published description of the framework
Call off contracts will be awarded through direct award on a ranking or via a mini competition.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£207,720
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
- Award Criteria: Award criteria is available in the tender documentation.
What this means for your bid
- “UK_1201- Senior Leadership Development Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 May 2026
- Authority reference
UK_1201- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015392- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065881Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: TCS TAP eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Or alternatively by contacting [email protected].
Timeline
19 Feb 2026 → 7 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published242 days ago19 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends190 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown13 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by171 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts155 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent74 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published74 days ago7 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2026- Tender notice published19 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 13 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST18 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT+21 days · was 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2026, 16:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 16:34 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 71 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 2720 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChangeSchool LimitedSME, FABRICSHIFT LIMITEDSME, Forward Institute, Q5 LimitedSME, Roffey Park InstituteSME, TPC Leadership LtdSME +1 more24 Aug 2026 – 23 Aug 2027 · up to 23 Aug 2030Extensions: 1 year with an option for extension for up to an additional 3 additional years therefore totalling 4 years (1+1+1+1). | £207,720 inc. VAT | 7 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27final-stage tenders · 28 at stage one | 20 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- CHANGESCHOOL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- FabricShift LimitedFramework contractor
- Forward InstituteFramework contractor
- Q5 LTDFramework contractor
- ROFFEY PARK INSTITUTE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- T-THREE CONSULTING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TPC LEADERSHIP LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender