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Request for Quote: Women of Colour in Leadership Development Programme

Community ServicesCPV 80500000

Value£11,000

Deadline19 Oct 2026

Published24 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£11,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 24 Sept 202621 days leftCloses 19 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Bev Gelder

Bev.Gelder@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

The council invites quotations from suppliers interested in delivering this requirement. Suppliers wishing to obtain further information or request the quotation documents should contact Bev Gelder by email: bev.gelder@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£11ktotal contract value

median £84k

this tender£0£2.4m

This sits below the typical range for Education & Training contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a supplier to deliver a leadership development programme for Women of Colour, designed to inspire, empower and equip participants to become the leaders of the future.

Aimed at Women of Colour aspiring to leadership roles, the programme will combine peer networking, facilitated learning and reflective practice to help participants develop lifelong learning skills, build confidence, expand professional networks and pursue future career progression opportunities.

Further Information can be found in the attached Scope of requirements.

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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