Official UK procurement notice
Bikeability Training Delivery · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Stoke on Trent City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and registered provider to deliver Bikeability Levels 1, 2 and 3, together with relevant Bikeability Plus modules, to children and young people at schools and other venues across Stoke-on-Trent.
The contract is expected to run from 1st September 2027 to 31st August 2030. The provider will be required to deliver an annual programme in accordance with available funding and the Council's agreed delivery schedule.
Services will include the planning and coordination of training with schools, provision of appropriately qualified and registered instructors, suitable cycles and equipment where required, delivery of training in accordance with the National Standard for cycle training, current Bikeability Delivery Guide, Bikeability Trust requirements and relevant Active Travel England (ATE) guidance.
The provider will also be required to support Bikeability Plus activities where commissioned, including modules designed to address barriers to cycling, and to provide appropriate booking, attendance, monitoring, reporting and outcome data to the Council to support contract management and ATE/Bikeability reporting requirements.
The provider must have sufficient capacity, experience, qualified personnel and resources to deliver the required programme across Stoke-on-Trent, including flexibility to accommodate changes to the programme and additional or holiday training opportunities where funding permits.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£360,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2029
- First published
- 5 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
CRN/2026/212- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089904- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc6bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Aug 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published83 days ago5 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- Market engagement74 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Market Engagement Notice - Upcoming Bikeability Training Tender Opportunity
The Council is notifying the market of an upcoming procurement opportunity for the delivery of Bikeability training services. The tender opportunity is expected to be published in the coming months.
The contract will cover the delivery of Bikeability training, including Learn to Ride provision and Bikeability Levels 1-3, alongside SEND and Inclusion provision, supporting children and young people at different stages of cycling ability and ensuring that training is accessible to all participants.
Bikeability is a nationally recognised cycle training programme funded by the Bikeability Trust on behalf of the Department for Transport. The programme plays an important role in supporting the Council's wider objectives, including improving road safety and reducing casualties, encouraging active travel and healthier lifestyles, and contributing towards climate change and sustainability ambitions.
The Council invites interested providers to look out for the forthcoming procurement opportunity and encourages suitably experienced organisations with the capability to deliver high-quality, inclusive cycle training services to participate in the tender process when published.
- Tender notice published34 days ago23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Clarification questions by20 days ago7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 124 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 307 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Aug 2026, 13:29 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £360,00023 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender