Official UK procurement notice
RBKC The Cycle Training Service
Authority: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has been delivering cycle training to adults and school children continuously since 2006.
The contract will be focused on delivering cycle training in line with the government’s national cycle training programme, Bikeability. The Bikeability Trust manages course content, training standards, the education of trainers and the ongoing assessment of training providers.
CPV: Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Council has provided national standard accredited cycle training (Bikeability) to…Awarded
The Council has provided national standard accredited cycle training (Bikeability) to schools and to those who live, work or study in the borough continuously since 2006. The service has always been delivered by contractors as delivery by an in-house team would require significantly more management resources.
The appointed Cycle Training provider is expected to handle bookings with schools and individuals, employment of staff, allocation of staff to bookings, quality control of delivery and staff accreditation within the Bikeability scheme structure.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2025, 12:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026117- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0521dfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Business Continuity and Compliance; timescales and an urgency to implement. The The LBWF Cycle Training and Associated Active Travel Services Framework follows the Council's procurement approach hierarchy, namely that frameworks meeting the Council’s needs should be evaluated first and selected when feasible. The new contract would introduce advanced equipment, enhancing the Borough's ability to manage MTCs efficiently and effectively.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=952614614 GO Reference: GO-2025523-PRO-30705454
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycling Instructor Ltd | £416,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026117-2025-1 · Cycling Instructor Ltd
- Signed
- 22 May 2025
- Value
- £416,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cycling Instructor LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.