Tender: UK Sport Associate Pools to Support Coaching, Leadership, Talent and Culture for Olympic and Paralympic Performance Programmes

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UK Sport is seeking suppliers to join associate pools to support the Leadership, Talent, Culture and Coaching (LTCC) Teams in their work with Olympic and Paralympic performance programmes. The LTCC Teams will deliver a blended approach including self-service resources, peer learning and communities of practice, expert advice, access to development programmes and targeted deployment of skilled associates to address the demands and challenges of each sport’s performance plan. The procurement is split into four lots: Associate - Support for Executive Leadership in High Performance Sport (high-quality, confidential executive coaching); Associate - Support for Culture & Senior Team Leadership in High Performance Sport (design and delivery of development to strengthen team and organisational culture); Associate - Support for Coaching in High Performance Sport (bespoke programmes to support coaches’ development); and Associate - Support for Recruitment & Talent Management in High Performance Sport (advice on HR policy, talent attraction, identification, recruitment, selection and organisational design). Annual and quadrennial expected spends are: Executive Leadership £120k (£480k), Culture & Senior Team Leadership £100k (£400k), Coaching £150k (£600k), Recruitment & Talent Management £100k (£400k). It is anticipated most pieces of work will be under £30,000 with the majority below £10,000; work may be awarded directly and individuals or organisations can be awarded multiple concurrent contracts. A single associate or organisation may tender for one or more lots provided they demonstrate the required capability and experience, with each individual assessed on their skills and organisations required to submit a full body of evidence for each proposed team member. For call-offs expected to exceed £30,000 a mini-competition open to suppliers within the lot will be run using the framework criteria plus any nuanced criteria specific to the contract, and being selected for the framework does not guarantee work.