Design and Delivery of Major Projects Leadership Academy for UK Government

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Crown Commercial Service awarded a contract to Oxford Saïd Business School, University of Oxford for the design and delivery of the Major Projects Leadership Academy (MPLA) to improve project leadership quality in Government.

The initial contract, valued at £21,250,000, ran from 25 January 2012 to 24 January 2019 and covered Phase 1 (developing and refining the academy offer, including delivering the first module and a workshop for permanent secretaries and directors general) and Phase 2 (delivery of the full academy offer).

The contract was extended in January 2016 for an extended Phase 2, continuing delivery and adding further workshops for senior officials.

Over the 4+3 year term, the provider delivered 21 cohorts, each over an 18-month period.

The contract is being modified under Regulation 72.1.b of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to extend for up to 24 months from 25 January 2019, including delivery of project delivery leadership workshops, support for senior civil service capability development, and bespoke programmes for officials leading EU Exit projects.

The extension relies on economic and technical reasons connected with exclusive rights, as a change of contractor would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs.