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Published 16 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Leadership Development Programme

Official notice

Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM (Education)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Framework ceiling (notional)£0framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 19 May 2025
Framework period 2 yrsends 1 Jul 2027 · up to 1 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Birmingham requires a comprehensive Leadership Development Programme aimed at enhancing the strategic leadership capabilities of its senior leaders, Heads of School, and Heads of Department. This initiative is designed to support the University's goal of being among the top 50 universities globally by 2030.

Key Components:

Senior Development Programme: A one-year intensive programme for senior leaders.

Role-Specific Support for Heads of School: Annual workshops and action learning sets.

Role-Specific Support for Heads of Department: Annual workshops and practical skill development sessions.

Please refer to InTend Documents for full specification of requirements.

  • No preliminary market engagement: No preliminary market engagement carried out, therefore, no notice to be published.

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Bids received
14 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2025
Published description of the framework

Prices are fixed for year one of the contract, and for subsequent years prices can be revised in line with the published CPI rate for the preceding 12 month period.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Jul 2029 with extensions
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Two x one year extension options subject to performance reviews and agreement of both parties.
80000000 Education and training services

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 60%
  • PSQ: 10%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • PSQ
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Provision of Leadership Development Programme” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

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

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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
16 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
Last source update
18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Jun 2025
Authority reference
FRAM599/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015643
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050441 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
19 May 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions to be submitted electronically via the Intend system. See documents for full details.

in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingh… ↗

Timeline

16 Apr 2025 → 18 Jul 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    19 May 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by
    21 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025
  5. Assessment summaries sent
    7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends
    17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Latest notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 15:49 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    7 Jul 2025, 16:41 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    7 Jul 2025, 16:41 BST
  4. Procurement termination notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 09:52 BST
    UK12
  5. Contract signature expected
    18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 1413 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
NOUS GROUP (UK) LTD.1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 2x 1 year extension£720,0007 Jul 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · NOUS GROUP (UK) LTD.

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 1 Jul 2027
    Status
    cancelled (18 Jul 2025), Administrative inputting error

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
14final-stage tenders130—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000645 · GB-PPON: PHCQ-3464-LVTM Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TTContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • NOUS GROUP (UK) LTD.Framework contractorGB-COH: 09271803GB-PPON: PZHX-3163-YXMR Level 2, 17 Bevis Marks, London, London, EC3A 7LNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender