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Get Britain Working Coaching Academy

Development of a national coaching academy to upskill employability practitioners through blended learning, including classroom training, mentoring, and online modules. The scope includes creating a quality improvement framework, establishing a Centre of Enablement, and providing sector-specific accreditation for staff focusing on mental health, neurodiversity, and trauma-informed coaching. The supplier must act as a professional membership body to co-create policy and standards without commercial bias.

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Awarded value
£1.6m
As published
Published
4 July 2025
Awarded
2 September 2025
Institute of Employability Professionals
Contract length
7 months
Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Service contract

Design and delivery of a professional coaching academy providing accredited employability training, qualifications, and quality improvement frameworks for public sector staff.

  • Design and deliver a Get Britain Working Coaching Academy to support professional coaching and employment support by DWP service delivery colleagues.
  • Equip and upskill employability staff with skills, knowledge, professional credentials and networks to support people into sustainable work.
  • Develop a quality improvement framework and Centre of Enablement for Employability Services.
  • Build an accreditation system and provide accredited learning, qualifications and blended learning opportunities for Employability Practitioners.
  • Provide learning modules addressing mental health, neurodiversity, trauma-informed approaches and coaching excellence.

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Service contract
Procedure
Direct award
Initial term
7 months
Extensions
18 months
Longest it can run
25 months
Contract dates
3 September 2025 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
CPV codes
79415200

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Institute of Employability Professionals

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/324103/get-britain-working-coaching-academy
Buyer reference
C7958
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055945
Last checked
5 November 2026

Department for Work and Pensions. Get Britain Working Coaching Academy. Contract award, 4 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/324103/get-britain-working-coaching-academy (accessed 5 November 2026).