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UK Sport - Associate pools to support the Coaching, Leadership, Talent and Culture Teams in their work with Olympic and Paralympic performance programmes

THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-05cdf5
Tender value£1,566,6664 awards · 4 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 27 February 2026
Buyer
THE UNITED KINGDOM SPORTS COUNCIL
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — 15 November 2025

Description

The mission for the Leadership, Talent, Culture and Coaching (LTCC) Teams is to understand the demands of each sport's performance plan and the challenges faced by those leading and delivering them - ensuring that athletes and staff are effectively supported in realising their ambitions. ​To meet the evolving needs of leaders and coaches within the high-performance system, the LTCC Teams will offer a blended approach of: ​Self-services resources, ​Peer learning and communities of practice within and across sports, ​Expert advice, ​Access to programmes to enhance role effectiveness, and ​Targeted deployment of skilled associates to support capability development in and through performance environments. ​To respond swiftly and effectively to the needs of sport, pools of high-quality, experienced associates will be procured and retained for the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic cycle. ​The scope of services covered by this procurement will be split into 4 lots: ​Associate - Support for Executive Leadership in High Performance Sport Provision of high-quality, confidential, and developmental executive coaching to leaders operating in high performance sport environments. ​Associate - Support for Culture & Senior Team Leadership in High Performance Sport Provision of support to shape and strengthen leadership team, performance programme, and organisational culture in high performance sport by designing and delivering impactful development that fosters trust, clarity, cohesion, and sustainable performance. ​Associate - Support for Coaching in High Performance Sport Provision of support to work alongside coaches and sports to plan, implement and evaluate bespoke programmes of learning that support coaches' personal and professional development. ​Associate - Support for Recruitment & Talent Management in High Performance Sport Provide expert advice, guidance, and support to organisations across high-performance sport system regarding on demand HR policy and procedures, Talent Management (attraction, identification, recruitment, and selection) of diverse and high-quality talent. It will also support development of optimal organisational design. ​Note: A single associate or organisation may tender for one, multiple, or all roles - provided they demonstrate the required capability and experience. Each individual put forward for an associate pool(s) will be assessed on their unique skills and experience. Any organisation applying for the associate pool(s) will be required to put forward a full body of evidence against the assessment criteria for each member of the team they are proposing. ​The yearly expected spend per lot is outlined in the below ​Annual Spend (Quadrennial Spend) ​Associate - Support for Executive Leadership in High Performance Sport ​£120k (£480k) ​Associate - Support for Culture & Senior Team Leadership in High Performance Sport ​£100k (£400k) ​Associate - Support for Coaching in High Performance Sport ​£150k (​£600k) ​Associate - Support for Recruitment & Talent Management in High Performance Sport ​£100k (​£400k) ​ ​It is anticipated that the value of pieces of work will be less than £30,000, with the majority of contracts below £10,000. Work will be awarded directly, with the project or programme lead engaging with the appropriate pools and individuals. People can be awarded multiple contracts which run at the same time over the tender period. ​In the scenario that a call-off contract is expected to exceed £30k (inc VAT) we will award the contract after a mini-competition period that is open to the suppliers within this lot. The assessment criteria will be consistent with the initial framework criteria with an additional nuanced criteria that is specific to the contract. All suppliers in the lot will be notified of these criteria in their invitation to bid. ​Being selected for the framework does not guarantee work ​Specification for each of the roles can be viewed in the assessment criteria section and in the attached documents at the bottom of the page

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

4 shown
Active

UK Sport - Associate pools to support the Coaching, Leadership, Talent and Culture Teams in their work with Olympic and Paralympic performance programmes

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
37
Signed contract
27 February 2026
Active

UK Sport - Associate pools to support the Coaching, Leadership, Talent and Culture Teams in their work with Olympic and Paralympic performance programmes

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
53
Signed contract
27 February 2026
Active

UK Sport - Associate pools to support the Coaching, Leadership, Talent and Culture Teams in their work with Olympic and Paralympic performance programmes

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
39
Signed contract
27 February 2026
Active

UK Sport - Associate pools to support the Coaching, Leadership, Talent and Culture Teams in their work with Olympic and Paralympic performance programmes

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
3
Signed contract
27 February 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

91 parties
Supplier

Andrew Mark Gillott

3 Kingdom Court, Kippen, UKM77, FK8 3DN, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PLQJ-6266-HWTP
Supplier

Athru Coaching Ltd

West Hill House, Allerton Hill, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, UKE42, LS7 3QB, United Kingdom

Companies House 16476805 →
Supplier

BRIGHTER THINKING LIMITED

167 - 169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor,, London, UKI32, W1W 5PF, United Kingdom

Companies House 06386675 →
Supplier

CARDIFF MET COMPANY LTD

Cardiff Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff, UKL22, CF5 2YB, United Kingdom

Companies House 02656744 →
Supplier

Chris Beaumont Consulting

68 Hall Lane, Leyland, UKD45, PR253ZD, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PLTD-7538-PQNY
Supplier

Clear Space Consultancy

14 Anderson Fairway, North Berwick, UKM73, EH39 5GX, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PGRH-8352-TYVQ
Supplier

Coach Craft

51 BOBBIN WYND, CAMBUSBARRON, STIRLING, UKM77, FK7 9LZ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PTBW-9529-THTL
Supplier

Dean Clark

8 Leighton Road, Cheltenham, UKK13, GL526BD, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PTRG-6816-CWZQ
Supplier

Drivetrain Coaching and Consulting

11 Walducks Close, Stewkley, UKJ13, LU7 0JG, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PYVV-1557-NTXH
Supplier

E. T. Hall Consulting

13 Thorp Avenue, Morpeth, UKC21, NE611JT, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PJTB-4713-LWQM
Supplier

Experience Project

Flat 14 Portland Place, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, UKJ25, KT7 0EY, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PXVQ-6669-HVQY
Supplier

FIRST ASCENT GROUP LTD

St John's Innovation Centre Cowley Road, Cambridge, UKH12, CB4 0WS, United Kingdom

Companies House 03499793 →
Supplier

Good Things Coming

2 Valley View,, Upper Court, Radstock, UKK12, BA3 3GE, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PWRY-2143-CHLP
Supplier

GREY MATTERS PERFORMANCE LIMITED

181 Church Bank Lower Binton, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UKG13, CV37 9TQ, United Kingdom

Companies House 08104938 →
Supplier

Handyside Coaching

18 Pilkington Lane, Ashby de la Zouch, UKF22, LE65 2WF, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PYLW-4837-WRLH
Supplier

Hawthorn People Consulting

45 Wagstaff Way, Salisbury, UKK15, SP29BF, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PVWW-6225-PZTT
Supplier

HAYNES-SHARIFF BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED

4 Stuart Road, Buckinghamshire, UKJ13, HP13 6AG, United Kingdom

Companies House 05183014 →
Supplier

Julian North

22 Regent Road, Horsforth, Leeds, UKE42, LS184NP, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PLQT-1193-XHQZ
Supplier

Karuna Performance

Ole Suhrs Gade, 18. 4, th, Copenhagen, DK, 1354, Denmark

GB-PPON PNDQ-9235-TQHZ
Supplier

Lacuna Learning

58 Gardiner Road, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH4 3RN, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PVDL-3879-PDYJ
Supplier

LANCING CONSULTANCY LIMITED

West Point, Second Floor Mucklow Office Park, Halesowen, UKG36, B62 8DY, United Kingdom

Companies House 08508602 →
Supplier

Leeds Beckett University

The Rose Bowl, Portland Crescent, Leeds, UKE42, LS1 3HE, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PZLR-1932-VCPM
Supplier

Lesley McKenna

4 The Old Sawmill, Rothiemurchus, Aviemore, UKM62, PH221AE, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PBPM-1212-WJWW
Supplier

Limitless Peak

83, Holymoorside, UKF12, S42 7EA, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PVBQ-2476-HRLP
Supplier

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Finance Office, Loughborough, UKF22, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom

Companies House 03139948 →
Supplier

Martin Dighton

61 Glenmoor Road, Ferndown, UKK25, BH22 8QE, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PPCT-9441-DRBV
Supplier

Mentorial Performance

37 Howard Way, Aylsham, Norwich, UKH15, NR11 6XD, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PVYQ-4626-MVZV
Supplier

Michelle Vernon-Way

The Beeches, Magdalens Road, Ripon, UKE22, HG4 1HU, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PBCX-4942-LXVR
Supplier

Nigel Donohue Performance Consultant

2 Saffron Close, Lowton, Warrington, UKD36, WA3 2GW, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PNRB-4317-LPYX
Supplier

NTX

Goonhilly, Shothanger Way, Bovingdon, UKH23, HP3 0DW, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PNZQ-1852-WZZJ
Supplier

ONE HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHING LIMITED

Brimley Barn Landscove, Newton Abbot, UKK43, TQ13 7NQ, United Kingdom

Companies House 08317899 →
Supplier

Opus 29 Consultancy

Toll Creagach, Strathyre, UKM77, FK18 8NQ, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PXTH-9189-HGLN
Supplier

Paul Kinnerk Coaching Limited

Castleridge, Cratloekeel, Cratloe, County Clare, IE, V95F4EV, Ireland

GB-PPON PJMZ-5136-WCWT
Supplier

Paul Russell

Oakfield, Gwernymynydd, Mold, UKL23, CH7 5JS, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PZNG-5511-DZPV
Supplier

PERSONNEL DYNAMICS LIMITED (trading as Positive Dynamics)

King William Iv House, Mickleham, UKJ26, RH5 6EL, United Kingdom

Companies House 02959603 →
Supplier

PODIUM PERFORMANCE GROUP LIMITED

Riverside House Kings Reach Business Park, Stockport, UKD35, SK4 2HD, United Kingdom

Companies House 08494148 →
Supplier

Sara Symington

16 kings road, Emsworth, UKJ35, PO10 7HN, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PRXL-5823-HPGL
Supplier

SG LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT LTD

Smiths Bookkeeping & Accountancy Services Ltd, Nottingham, UKF14, NG5 1GA, United Kingdom

Companies House 12552080 →
Supplier

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES LTD

City Campus Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UKE32, S1 1WB, United Kingdom

Companies House 02143539 →
Supplier

Sport Performance Services

9 Bagot Place, Hillarys, Perth, Australia, AU, 6025, Australia

GB-PPON PRWY-4859-GBJH
Supplier

THE GOALGETTER ORGANISATION LIMITED

Meadow View Farm Moorcock Lane, Harrogate, UKE22, HG3 2QL, United Kingdom

Companies House 06818830 →
Supplier

Tracy Whittaker-Smith

10 Main Road, Northampton, UKF24, NN5 6JB, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PNRH-3393-DPBM
Supplier

Transformative Space

3A Radwell Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, UKH24, MK44 1RY, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PJDD-4544-WCBM
Supplier

You Cubed Coaching

315 Medeas Cove Rd, St Helens, AU, 7216, Australia

GB-PPON PXGX-3174-HCPW

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04 Provenance

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