Official UK procurement notice
Provision of First Aid Training
Authority: North Somerset Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £83k / year · £350,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update23.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Jun 2026awarded 10 Aug 2026
Awarded to Green Cross Training Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract provides a range of First Aid Training courses that comply with current Health
and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance and certification requirements
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2031, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Condition of participation, quality and price submission. Then shortlisted to interview/demonstration
CPV: Health and first-aid training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£250,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2031
- First published
- 18 May 2026, 13:48 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
DN816455- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051349- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069afbFind a Tender
- How it runs
Condition of participation, quality and price submission. Then shortlisted to interview/demonstration
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 May 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published162 days ago18 May 2026, 13:48 BST
- Market engagement150 days ago30 May 2026, 23:59 BST
email issued to previous bidders and known interested parties. This communication provided advance notice of the Council’s intention to re-tender the contract.
- Tender notice published148 days ago1 Jun 2026, 12:28 BST
- Next notice expected147 days ago2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by131 days ago18 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline120 days ago29 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by92 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent79 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published78 days ago10 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
- Contract starts57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 May 2026, 13:48 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published1 Jun 2026, 12:11 BSTUK3
- Status changed to planned1 Jun 2026, 12:11 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Jun 2026, 12:11 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST1 Jun 2026, 12:11 BST
- Tender notice published1 Jun 2026, 12:28 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Jun 2026, 12:28 BST
- Contract award notice published10 Aug 2026, 12:23 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Aug 2026, 12:23 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 18 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £190,3551 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1414 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Cross Training LtdSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: two additional one-year periods | £190,355 | 10 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14final-stage tenders · 24 at stage one | 14 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GREEN CROSS TRAINING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender