Health and first-aid training services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 80560000Services · classin Education & Training

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Central government 36% (86 notices)
  • Local authorities 28% (67 notices)
  • Education & universities 14% (34 notices)
  • Other public bodies 7% (16 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 3% (8 notices)
  • Not classified 12% (30 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Department of Health & Social CareCentral government2130
NHS EnglandCentral government1420
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Central government700
East Ayrshire CouncilLocal authorities630
Norfolk County CouncilLocal authorities500
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government411
Pembrokeshire CollegeEducation & universities400
Karbon HomesOther public bodies322
Oxfordshire County CouncilLocal authorities321
Birmingham City CouncilLocal authorities310

147 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 182 of 250 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Scotland41 · 23%
Greater London31 · 17%
East of England27 · 15%
Wales (Cymru)25 · 14%
Yorkshire and the Humber22 · 12%
South East England18 · 10%
West Midlands18 · 10%
East Midlands17 · 9%
South West England16 · 9%
North West England13 · 7%
Northern Ireland12 · 7%
North East England11 · 6%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 75% (187 notices)
  • Framework 22% (55 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (8 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 65% (163 notices)
  • Route not published 18% (45 notices)
  • Selective 12% (30 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 4% (11 notices)
  • Direct award 0% (1 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 59% (34 notices)
  • Below threshold 41% (24 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=73median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (104) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=49
  • 1 bid 20% (10)
  • 2–3 24% (12)
  • 4–6 31% (15)
  • 7 or more 24% (12)
Contract value, net
p25 £87,395median £190,355p75 £1,033,161
interquartile range of 71 awards · p90 £1,600,000
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=31middle half 2–6
Competed93%robust · n=104open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs83%robust · n=276of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs78%robust · n=45single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally59%robust · n=54winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=2510 below · 4 above
Abandoned4%robust · n=104cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot15robust · n=1943 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 214 awards to 126 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 19% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 102 of 250 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement14 notices · 14% · 2 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution12 notices · 12% · 2 open
Sell2Wales10 notices · 10% · 1 open
Proactis / ProContract9 notices · 9% · 1 open
eTendersNI3 notices · 3%

Open tenders in health and first-aid training services

7 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 8056. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 8056. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.