HIE Management and leadership programme - “ACHIEVE”

HIE requires a supplier to provide a comprehensive Management and Leadership training Programme.

In 2005, HIE introduced a leadership development programme called “ACHIEVE – leadership through responsibility”. Over the past 3 years 92 managers have been through this programme and HIE are keen to build on, and sustain the success of the programme through future development and delivery.

The objectives of the contract are to develop and enhance the existing material and deliver a programme fit for HIE’s purpose going forward. In order to do this HIE will require the successful supplier to provide the following services:

  • Leadership and Management Development training
  • Executive coaching 
  • Interpersonal skills training 
  • Personality and behavioural profiling
  • 360 degree feedback

The contract is being tendered using a two-stage OJEU process subject to HIE’s procurement policy. Indicative timescale and estimated dates for the tendering process are:

Contract Notice 17/06/08
Latest date to request information 21/07/08
PQQ Deadline 24/07/08 1200 hrs
ITT 09/10/08
ITT Briefing (if required) 15/10/08
Latest date to request clarification 13/11/08
Tender Deadline 19/11/08 1200 hrs
Presentations (if required) 03/12/08
Award Contract 22/12/08

Following the first pre-qualification stage, 8 candidates were invited to tender. In alphabetical order they are:

  • Bath Consultancy Group
  • ER Consultants Ltd
  • Genesis Consulting Ltd
  • Lancaster University Management School
  • Penna Plc
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP UK
  • Strategem Ltd
  • The Leadership Factory Ltd

The tender deadline is noon on 19/11/08 and it is anticipated that a contract will be awarded on 22/12/08 with a start date of January 2009.

Assessment Criteria

HIE will award the contract on the basis of the following criteria:

Competence to deliver the proposed contract 40%
Proposed team and individuals 20%
Challenges of working in the Highlands and Islands 10%
Track record of similar projects and clients 10%
Price 20%

Any further correspondence should be sent to hieprocurement@hient.co.uk and not achieve@hietenders.com