Official UK procurement notice
Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Leadership Programme
Authority: WLGA (Public body)·On behalf of: Cardiff Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe leadership programme for councillors in Wales is a place where leaders, and those in leadership positions, can explore the latest thinking in political leadership, and equip themselves with the knowledge and skills they need to rise to these challenges.
- How the procedure runs: This Competitive flexible procedure will be run as a three stage process: Stage 1: Memorandum of Information - The Contracting Authority invites all suppliers to participate in the Procurement Process by issuing the Tender Notice and this Memorandum of Information. Interested suppliers who wish to participate in this Procurement Process shall complete and submit a PSQ Response by the PSQ Return Date set out in the Procurement Timetable set out in section The Contracting Authority will assess all PSQ Responses submitted in accordance with the terms of the MOI and will invite up to six (6) suppliers whose PSQ Responses scored highest to Stage 2 (the “Shortlisted Suppliers”) Stage 2: Tender stage - Following Stage 1, the Contracting Authority shall provide the ITT to the Shortlisted Suppliers and shall invite the Shortlisted Suppliers to submit a Tender in accordance with the ITT and such Tenders shall be evaluated in accordance with the terms of the ITT. It should be noted that this MOI governs the initial, Stage 1 of this Procurement Process. The terms of the ITT shall govern Stage 2 of this Procurement Process, the Tender Stage. The Contracting Authority will assess all Tender Responses submitted in accordance with the terms of the ITT and will invite up to four (4) suppliers whose ITT Responses scored highest to Stage 3 (the “Shortlisted Suppliers”) Stage 3: Final Stage - Following Stage 2, the Contracting Authority shall provide a formal document to the Shortlisted Suppliers and shall invite them to an assessment conducted via Microsoft Teams. Further details and evaluation guidance will be provided within the Stage 2 ITT.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Higher education services · Personal development training services · Training services · Tutorial services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£312,500
- Economic & financial standing
The legal and financial capacity conditions of participation are located in the Procurement Specific Guidance
- Technical & professional ability
The technical ability conditions of participation are located in the Procurement Specific Guidance
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Please refer to the MoI 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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Community Wellbeing Benefits: 10%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Stage 2
- Community Wellbeing Benefits: Stage 2
- Price: Stage 2
- Economic & financial standing
The legal and financial capacity conditions of participation are located in the Procurement Specific Guidance
- Technical & professional ability
The technical ability conditions of participation are located in the Procurement Specific Guidance
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Please refer to the MoI documentation.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- 21 Nov 2025, 15:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 16:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ERFX1008765 / ERFX100767 / ERFX1008808- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002735- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e689Find a Tender
- How it runs
This Competitive flexible procedure will be run as a three stage process:
Stage 1: Memorandum of Information
- The Contracting Authority invites all suppliers to participate in the Procurement Process by issuing the Tender Notice and this Memorandum of Information. Interested suppliers who wish to participate in this Procurement Process shall complete and submit a PSQ Response by the PSQ Return Date set out in the Procurement Timetable set out in section
The Contracting Authority will assess all PSQ Responses submitted in accordance with the terms of the MOI and will invite up to six (6) suppliers whose PSQ Responses scored highest to Stage 2 (the “Shortlisted Suppliers”)
Stage 2: Tender stage
- Following Stage 1, the Contracting Authority shall provide the ITT to the Shortlisted Suppliers and shall invite the Shortlisted Suppliers to submit a Tender in accordance with the ITT and such Tenders shall be evaluated in accordance with the terms of the ITT. It should be noted that this MOI governs the initial, Stage 1 of this Procurement Process. The terms of the ITT shall govern Stage 2 of this Procurement Process, the Tender Stage. The Contracting Authority will assess all Tender Responses submitted in accordance with the terms of the ITT and will invite up to four (4) suppliers whose ITT Responses scored highest to Stage 3 (the “Shortlisted Suppliers”)
Stage 3: Final Stage
- Following Stage 2, the Contracting Authority shall provide a formal document to the Shortlisted Suppliers and shall invite them to an assessment conducted via Microsoft Teams. Further details and evaluation guidance will be provided within the Stage 2 ITT.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
The Contracting Authority is utilising the Proactis Portal to manage this procurement and to communicate with Tenderers
Timeline
21 Nov 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published336 days ago21 Nov 2025, 15:37 GMT
- Market engagement329 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) intends to procure a supplier to design and deliver a leadership development programme for councillors across Wales.
Before commencing the formal procurement process, WLGA is seeking market insight to understand the capability and capacity of the market.
Please refer to Proactis (REF: ERFX1008722), where a short set of questions have been provided to gather feedback from the market.
To participate in the PME and subsequent tender, please ensure you are registered at: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗.
- Next notice expected312 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published283 days ago13 Jan 2026, 14:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by266 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline259 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by238 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent151 days ago26 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends141 days ago4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 16:40 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Nov 2025, 15:37 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Jan 2026, 14:59 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £312,50013 Jan 2026, 14:59 GMTwas £250,000
- Status changed to active13 Jan 2026, 14:59 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Jan 2026, 14:59 GMT
- Status changed to complete26 May 2026, 16:11 BST
- Contract award notice published26 May 2026, 16:11 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 16:40 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 13 Jan 2026
- 2025-11: 1 release · 21 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaderful ActionSME8 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031Extensions: 2x 12 month extensions | £312,400 | 15 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) Leadership Programme · Leaderful ActionSME
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2026
- Value
- £312,400
- Period
- 11 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2x 12 months
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Cardiff CouncilProcuring entityManaging the procurement process on behalf of the WLGA
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Leaderful ActionAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Documentation in regards to Stage 2 and Stage 3 will be provided to shortlisted tenderers in line with the anticipated timescales within the MoI.
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
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender