North Northamptonshire Council Bikeability Programme 2024 - 2026

Bikeability is 'cycling proficiency' for the 21st century, designed to give the next generation the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on today's roads. It is a national scheme, funded by the Department for Transport and run to national standards. There are three Bikeability levels, with each level designed to help improve children's cycling skills, no matter what they know already. The three Levels take trainees on a journey from the basics of balance and control, all the way through to planning and making a journey by themselves on busier roads. Children will typically start Bikeability lessons once they have learnt to ride a bike:

 Level 1 will help new riders to control their bikes

 Level 2 will help develop on-road skills and is usually tackled by children in Years 5 or 6, before

leaving primary school

 Level 3 teaches trainees how to ride in different and more challenging traffic situations and is

usually completed by children of secondary school age

Bikeability Grant Funding allows the training to be delivered across the whole North Northamptonshire area. Cycle training in Northamptonshire is currently outsourced to a single contractor and is delivered via the Government's Bikeability scheme. North Northamptonshire Council offers Bikeability to all North Northamptonshire schools, including independents and youth groups (cubs, scouts, brownies, guides, etc.).

North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council") wishes to invite Tender Responses for the supply of services in respect of this requirement. This procurement process is being managed by the Council in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Council drive to deliver best value whilst meeting its own requirements. At the end of this procurement process, the Council choose to award the contract. Any contract which the Council awards, will be to the provide, who submitted the most economically advantageous tender. The Council proposes to enter into one (1) Contract for an initial period of 7 months with the preferred Potential Supplier, with an option to extend for 12 months, making 19 months in total.