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SFO/PC/LeadershipTraining/DF

Serious Fraud Office · Central government

In brief

Serious Fraud Office has announced plans to buy training work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £250,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for training contracts in this region (from 159 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is seeking market insight from providers capable of designing and delivering a leadership and management development programme. The requirement is intended to enhance leadership and management capability across the organisation and will be aligned to SFO values, behaviours, and relevant Civil Service leadership frameworks. The programme is expected to support leaders and managers at different levels of the organisation and incorporate a range of learning interventions, delivery methods, and practical development opportunities to maximise engagement and application of learning in the workplace. Through this pre-market engagement exercise, the SFO wishes to better understand the capabilities available within the market, innovative approaches to leadership development, delivery models, and potential solutions that could support the organisation's current and future leadership requirements.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078616-2026

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From notice 078616-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.