SE1286 Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sports Guidance Review
Sport England, acting on behalf of the Sports Councils, is procuring a services contract to undertake a full review and revision of the Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport Guidance. The work will update the guidance following the 2025 Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of sex under the Equality Act 2010 and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission’s legally binding updated Statutory Code of Practice, using scientific, medical and policy analysis. Key deliverables are a robust revised guidance document, informed by the relevant research literature and legal context, to help National Governing Bodies of sport and other organisations in the sports sector develop transgender inclusion policies. No estimated contract value, duration or delivery location is specified; the work is intended for application across domestic sport in England and the wider Sports Councils’ remit. The critical qualification is demonstrable capability to conduct an authoritative multidisciplinary review spanning scientific, medical, policy and Equality Act considerations.
Buyer: Sport England. Source: Find a Tender. Updated 8 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: £96k
- Bids close: 16 Nov 2026
- Location: Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Procedure: Below threshold - open competition
- Contract period: 11 Jan 2027 to 10 Jul 2027
- Category: Research services (73110000)
From the official notice
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 [removed] 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...
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Bids close on 16 Nov 2026.
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