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Published 17 Oct 2025, 13:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Warwick People Team’s Learning & Development Dynamic Framework of Service Providers

Official notice

Authority: University of Warwick (Education)

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£150,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2025
Lots 5see the lot list below
Framework period 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Warwick People Team’s Learning & Development Dynamic Framework of Service Providers. The service would include designing, developing and facilitating Warwick staff learning solutions across a range of topics, cohort sizes, event types and lengths to meet defined learning objectives. All learning solutions would be adaptable to allow delivery in-person on campus or virtually via Microsoft Teams or Zoom. The framework agreements would be monitored and managed centrally by Warwick’s People Team, with services mainly commissioned by this team, however as required, access to service providers would be extended to any of our 13 faculties across the University. This requirement is split into 5 lots.

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
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Feb 2026
Published description of the framework

Please see the Tender Documents

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £30,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Personal and Professional SkillsRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£50,000

Personal and Professional Skills Service Providers, please see Tender documents.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3 year initial term with optional 2 year extension (3+1+1), subject to performance and budget.
Lot #2Leadership and Management DevelopmentRenewal 3 yrsSMEceiling above

Leadership and Management Development Service Providers, please see Tender documents.

Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3 year initial term with optional 2 year extension (3+1+1), subject to performance and budget.
Lot #3Researcher DevelopmentRenewal 3 yrsSMEceiling above

Researcher Development Service Providers, please see Tender documents

Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3 year initial term with optional 2 year extension (3+1+1), subject to performance and budget.
Lot #4Psychometrics/Personality Profiling DiagnosticsRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£15,000

Psychometrics/Personality Profiling Diagnostics Service Providers, please see Tender documents

Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £15,000 exc. VAT · £18,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3 year initial term with optional 2 year extension (3+1+1), subject to performance and budget.
Lot #5Team DevelopmentRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£25,000

Team Development Service Providers, please see Tender documents

Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 3 year initial term with optional 2 year extension (3+1+1), subject to performance and budget.

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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
What this means for your bid
  • “Warwick People Team’s Learning & Development Dynamic Framework of…” 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
Closed
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
17 Oct 2025, 13:19 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2025, 13:19 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Feb 2026
Authority reference
CDC-10-25-LearningFramework-AC-GH
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066312
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ced5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2025 → 1 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published374 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 13:19 BST
  2. Clarification questions by350 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Admission / appointment period ends343 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts268 days ago
    1 Feb 2026
  5. Award decision expected by267 days ago
    1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 13:19 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000678 University House, Kirby Corner Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8UWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender