Awarded
People Advisory Support
Student Loans Company · Central government
In brief
Student Loans Company awarded research work to Gartner UK Limited.
The notice gives a value of £250,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 2 years, starting 1 January 2026.
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What the notice says
Subscription to a supplier offering services with research and advisory capacity that offer insights, advice and tools to achieve mission-critical priorities and help build successful organisations.
Key requirements are :
• Develop the skills and capabilities in HR Leadership to meet the future needs of the business.
• Increase the capability of People SMT, introduce best practices and an ethos of continuous improvement.
• SLC Wide Target Operating Model Review.
We are seeking an ongoing advisory relationship and access to research covering the human resources sector to optimise delivery of our 3-year SLC people strategy and people aspects of the SLC wide 3 year transformation programme. Specifically, we are looking for:-
• HR best practice, advisory support and HR tools, templates, maturity assessments and benchmarking data to accelerate success and mitigate against risk of mistakes.
• Expert advice on leading the people and culture transformation is required to embed the new Target Operating Model and enable SLC's digital and strategic ambitions.
• Build capabilities within the people Directorate to ensure success of transformation and delivery of organisational objectives
• Provide unbiased, peer-informed insights and practical tools that simplify complexity, accelerate decision-making, and reduce risk.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Gartner UK Limited | £258,800 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 081726-2025
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 081727-2025
About the buyer
Student Loans CompanyLast 12 months
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From notice 081726-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 December 2025, last updated 10 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.