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Opportunity overview
The Sports Councils commissioned and published the Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport Guidance in September 2021. The Guidance is supported by several background documents, including the Transgender International Research Literature Review 2021. In April 2025, the Supreme Court Ruling (For Women Scotland Ltd V The Scottish Ministers) ruled that, under the 2010 Equality Act, the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ means a person’s biological sex. The updated Equalities and Human Rights Commission Statutory Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations became legally binding on 5 August 2026 and provides guidance as to how the Equality Act 2010 should be applied.
Following advice from legal counsel, and a literature review on the topic, the Sports Councils CEOs agreed that a full review is required.
Sport England (on behalf of the Sports Councils) now seeks to appoint a supplier to review and revise the Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sports Guidance from a scientific, medical and policy standpoint, to guide National Governing Bodies of sport (NGBs) and others in the sport sector to create transgender inclusion policies
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERESTED PARTIES:
To receive instructions on how to access the Procurement opportunity which is due to go live on 8th October 2026, please email Procurement@sportengland.org on or before 7th October 2026. Sport England will provide instructions on how to register your interest on the Sport England esourcing portal ahead of the opportunity going live on 8th October 2026.
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Suppliers must follow the isntructions below in order to be able to access the Tender. Please do so before 7th October 2026.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERESTED PARTIES:
To receive instructions on how to access the Procurement opportunity which is due to go live on 8th October 2026, please email Procurement@sportengland.org on or before 7th October 2026. Sport England will provide instructions on how to register your interest on the Sport England esourcing portal ahead of the opportunity going live on 8th October 2026.
2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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092592-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
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095366-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Sport England, on behalf of the Sports Councils, is seeking a supplier to review and revise its 2021 Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport Guidance. The work must address scientific, medical and policy considerations and support National Governing Bodies and other sport-sector organisations to develop transgender inclusion policies.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for research, policy, equality, legal-context and sports-governance specialists with demonstrable capability to assess scientific and medical evidence. No explicit supplier qualifications, certifications or eligibility thresholds are stated in the supplied notice.
Key points identified
Service requirementReview and revise the Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport Guidance from scientific, medical and policy standpoints.Evidence: “Sport England ... seeks to appoint a supplier to review and revise the Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sports Guidance from a scientific, medical and policy standpoint”
Intended usersNational Governing Bodies of sport and other organisations in the sport sector.Evidence: “to guide National Governing Bodies of sport (NGBs) and others in the sport sector to create transgender inclusion policies”
Supplier qualification requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No explicit minimum qualifications, experience thresholds or technical selection criteria are included in the supplied notice.
94% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Sport England, on behalf of the Sports Councils, is seeking a supplier to review and revise its 2021 Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport Guidance. The work must address scientific, medical and policy considerations and support National Governing Bodies and other sport-sector organisations to develop transgender inclusion policies.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for research, policy, equality, legal-context and sports-governance specialists with demonstrable capability to assess scientific and medical evidence. No explicit supplier qualifications, certifications or eligibility thresholds are stated in the supplied notice.
Key deliverables
Review of the existing Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport Guidance
Revised guidance informed by scientific, medical and policy considerations
Guidance intended to support National Governing Bodies and the wider sport sector in creating transgender inclusion policies
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Service requirement
98% confidence
Review and revise the Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport Guidance from scientific, medical and policy standpoints.
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“Sport England ... seeks to appoint a supplier to review and revise the Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sports Guidance from a scientific, medical and policy standpoint”
Intended users
96% confidence
National Governing Bodies of sport and other organisations in the sport sector.
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“to guide National Governing Bodies of sport (NGBs) and others in the sport sector to create transgender inclusion policies”
Supplier qualification requirements
94% confidence
Unknown.
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No explicit minimum qualifications, experience thresholds or technical selection criteria are included in the supplied notice.
Supplier eligibility criteria
95% confidence
Unknown.
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The supplied notice does not state eligibility, exclusion, financial standing, insurance, organisation-size or geographic requirements.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated maximum value
99% confidence
GBP 96,000.
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Opportunity value_max and active lot value_amount are both 96000 GBP.
Contract duration
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start or end date is supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or contract terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery scope
97% confidence
Review and revision of transgender inclusion guidance for domestic sport.
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“a full review is required” and Sport England seeks a supplier to “review and revise” the guidance.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract commencement date, completion date, milestones or implementation timetable is supplied.
Delivery location
97% confidence
Unknown.
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The listed Loughborough address is identified as buyer location, not an express delivery location.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement procedure
99% confidence
Below-threshold open competition.
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procurement_method_details: “Below threshold - open competition”.
Opportunity status
98% confidence
Open.
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display_status is “open” and source_status is “active”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
16 November 2026, 23:59 UTC.
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submission_deadline: 2026-11-16T23:59:00+00:00.
Access and registration instruction
95% confidence
Interested parties were instructed to email Procurement@sportengland.org by 7 October 2026 for portal-registration instructions ahead of the opportunity going live on 8 October 2026.
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Notice text: “please email Procurement@sportengland.org on or before 7th October 2026” and “opportunity going live on 8th October 2026.”
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Legally and socially sensitive subject matter
97% confidence
The assignment concerns transgender inclusion and must be considered against recent legal and statutory-code developments cited by the buyer.
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The notice references the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling and the updated EHRC Statutory Code of Practice becoming legally binding on 5 August 2026.
Evidence and specialist expertise risk
95% confidence
The required scientific, medical and policy review may require multidisciplinary evidence appraisal; detailed evaluation criteria are not supplied.
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The supplier is asked to review and revise guidance “from a scientific, medical and policy standpoint”; no detailed criteria are included.
Commercial and delivery detail gap
99% confidence
Contract term, milestones, pricing structure and payment terms are not stated in the supplied notice.
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Contract start/end dates are null and no commercial terms are provided.
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