Planning

People Advisory Support

  • STUDENT LOANS COMPANY

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081726

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f341 (view related notices)

Published 10 December 2025, 10:19pm



Scope

Reference

2025-TR-0142

Description

We are seeking an ongoing advisory relationship and access to research covering the human resources sector to optimise delivery of our 3-year SLC people strategy and people aspects of the SLC wide 3 year transformation programme. Specifically, we are looking for:-

• HR best practice, advisory support and HR tools, templates, maturity assessments and benchmarking data to accelerate success and mitigate against risk of mistakes.

• Expert advice on leading the people and culture transformation is required to embed the new Target Operating Model and enable SLC's digital and strategic ambitions.

• Build capabilities within the people Directorate to ensure success of transformation and delivery of organisational objectives

• Provide unbiased, peer-informed insights and practical tools that simplify complexity, accelerate decision-making, and reduce risk.

Total value (estimated)

  • £250,000 excluding VAT
  • £300,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73110000 - Research services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

9 December 2025

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Engagement process description

Engaged with Gartner UK Limited and Forrester Research on the basis of a G-Cloud 14 search where it was reduced down to their service offerings. Engaged with them on queries around their service offerings and pricing documents to see if they could fulfil our requirements from a HR/People perspective.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

11 December 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Concession


Contracting authority

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY

  • Companies House: 02401034
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMXL-3278-BCWT

Memphis Building Lingfield Point

Darlington

DL1 1RW

United Kingdom

Contact name: Stuart Turner

Email: Stuart_turnergla@slc.co.uk

Region: UKC13 - Darlington

Organisation type: Public authority - central government