Official UK procurement notice
Training First Aid at Work
Procurement agent: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust·On behalf of: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Tender for First Aid at Work Training for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI).
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework
Refer to the Tender documents.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,084,386
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
- Quality - Mandatory Quality: Pass / Fail as per Tender documentation
- Price: 100% as per Tender documentation
- “Training First Aid at Work” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Belfast Health & Social Care Trust buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Northern Ireland.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 35 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid11% / 36%
2–35% / 20%
4–621% / 0%
7+63% / 44%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 80Published estimate£1.1m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid6%
2–314%
4–637%
7+43%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £637k5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £427k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £2.0m7 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 4 live · £819k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% above n=2 | |
| £645k8 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 3 live · £58k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
| £72k2 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £44k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £190k1 award in 36m · last 3 months ago | None on file | 24% below n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 11 Dec 2026
- First published
- 25 Aug 2026, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
6345715- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101410- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eba3Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 23 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Aug 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published63 days ago25 Aug 2026, 14:15 BST
- Market engagement49 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement to inform and seek engagement with potential suppliers for First Aid at Work Training for Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI). To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of HSCNI to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging are of CfT 6611977. All correspondence in relation to this PME will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Tuesday 8 September 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
- Next notice expected25 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published20h ago27 Oct 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 19 days16 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 26 days · period end, not a bid countdown23 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 44 days11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 95 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Aug 2026, 14:15 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published27 Oct 2026, 11:01 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,084,38627 Oct 2026, 11:01 GMTwas £0
- Status changed to active27 Oct 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Procurement method changed27 Oct 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Nov 2026, 15:00 GMT27 Oct 2026, 11:01 GMT
- Buyer details updated27 Oct 2026, 11:01 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
18 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Children's Court Guardian Agency for NIContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- NI Public Health AgencyContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service HSC TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Medical & Dental Training AgencyContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Practice & Education Council for Nursing and MidwiferyContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Ireland Social Care CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Patient and Client Council (PCC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Regional Business Services OrganisationContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceProcess contact pointProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTendering service for Health Service NI entities
- Regulation and Quality Improvement AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- South Eastern Health & Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Strategic planning and performance groupContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Western Health & Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender