Scope
Reference
2025-TR-0142
Description
Subscription to a supplier offering services with research and advisory capacity that offer insights, advice and tools to achieve mission-critical priorities and help build successful organisations.
Key requirements are :
• Develop the skills and capabilities in HR Leadership to meet the future needs of the business.
• Increase the capability of People SMT, introduce best practices and an ethos of continuous improvement.
• SLC Wide Target Operating Model Review.
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.
Contract 1. People Advisory Support
Supplier
Contract value
- £258,800 excluding VAT
- £310,560 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
1 January 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027
- 2 years
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
Variations are available under the contract but will not exceed 50% as per Procurement regulations.
CPV classifications
- 73110000 - Research services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Concession
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
The process was undertaken via the CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework (Rm1557.14) Which was established through a compliant competitive procedure. The required services fall within the scope which were undertaken through objective filtering and evaluation of eligible suppliers on the digital marketplace. Two suppliers were then approached where it was realised that only one met the full specification of our requirements in terms of HR/People support.
Supplier
Gartner UK Limited
- Companies House: 02266016
Tamesis, The Glanty
EGHAM
TW20 9AH
United Kingdom
Email: Jessica.Wilson@gartner.com
Region: UKJ25 - West Surrey
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. People Advisory Support
Contracting authority
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY
- Companies House: 02401034
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMXL-3278-BCWT
Memphis Building Lingfield Point
Darlington
DL1 1RW
United Kingdom
Email: stuart_turnergla@slc.co.uk
Region: UKC13 - Darlington
Organisation type: Public authority - central government