Official UK procurement notice
Stepping up Leadership Programme
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£45,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (01644241)2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStepping Up’ is an award-winning diversity leadership positive action talent programme designed for those from EM and lower socio-economic background.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 13:05 GMT
- Authority reference
C32639- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004811- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602daFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published9 Jan 2026, 13:31 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Jan 2026, 13:05 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £45,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (01644241)15 Jan 2026 – 26 Aug 2026 | £45,000same award published again · counted once | — | Standstill |
| PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (01644241) | £45,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Stepping up Leadership Programme · PERTEMPS RECRUITMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (01644241)
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2026
- Value
- £45,000
- Period
- 15 Jan 2026 – 26 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stepping Up Leadership Community Interest CompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender