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Published 26 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Leadership and Management Development Programme (LMDP) Tender

Official notice

Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£150,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 14 Apr 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Apr 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2027 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Somerset Council is investing in a comprehensive, evidence-based Leadership and Management Development Programme (LMDP) aiming to improve the consistency, capability, quality, and impact of people leadership across the organisation, supporting cultural alignment and improving employee experience. This follows significant organisational change, increased spans of control, and evidence from staff surveys and workforce insights showing variation in management practice and its effect on wellbeing, performance and culture.

The programme aims to:

  • Build confident, capable and inspirational leaders
  • Reduce the "leadership lottery" by ensuring consistent management basics
  • Improve team climate, morale, and engagement through better leadership
  • Support organisational change and transformation
  • Reinforce Somerset Council's values - Work as One Team, Build Belonging, Strive for Excellence

This procurement will secure an external training provider (or a consortium of providers) to design and deliver the core modular programme for leaders and managers at all levels, in conjunction with the Organisational Development & Employee Experience Team (OD&EE Team).

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£150,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Oct 2027 with extensionsValue: £150,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Two lots of 3 month extensions

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
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality: Including 10% Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028062
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityTraining services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06757a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All details can be found within the tender documents published on supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login ↗ search using the procurement reference ERFX1002926

Timeline

26 Mar 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published217 days ago
    26 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by202 days ago
    10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline199 days ago
    14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts182 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    26 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGC-1434-MQPJ County Hall, The Crescent, Taunton, South West, TA1 4DYContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender