Official UK procurement notice
26018 Bikeability Cycle Training Contract
Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBikeability Child Cycle Training has been delivered in Cambridgeshire since 2007. The county is among the top 20 highest performing local authorities with around 6,000 pupils receiving the training per annum, representing approximately 80% of the eligible audience.
Bikeability cycle training equips service users to choose cycling to travel more actively, more safely and more often, thus upholding the Council's following priorities:
- Enable full, healthy lives for all (promoting active and independent living)
- Ensure fairness and opportunity (through the best start for children and young people, and physical access to jobs)
- Support a green and sustainable county
The Bikeability Cycle Training Contract is being developed specifically to deliver the existing Bikeability grant award (2026 - 2029) and fulfil The Authority's grant recipient obligations, including the designated course level allocations.
The Programme objective for training providers in 2026/2027 is:
- Increase participation in, and achieve rider outcomes of, Level 2 Bikeability by the end of primary school (Year 6) to improve road safety, promoting responsible cycling behaviour, and benefitting health and wellbeing.
To enable delivery of the overall objective, further sub-objectives have been outlined:
- Prepare children for Level 2 through Level 1 and Learn to Ride
- Encourage schools to take part in Bikeability Courses
- Encourage participation in the Bikeability programme of under-represented groups
Full details of the procurement procedure, the Contract, required Services, and the process for bidding for this opportunity are detailed within the associated tender documents.
The Council is providing the total estimated value of the Contract in accordance with the PA23 requirements on valuing contracts and for transparency purposes. The estimate is however provided purely as a guide and no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract under that maximum.
The Council reserves the right to abandon the procurement and is not bound to award any contract arising from this Tender Notice. Bidders are solely responsible for all costs and expenses incurred in relation to the preparation and submission of their Tender response.
- Not divided into lots: This procurement is not being split into Lots because the Council requires a single contract to ensure streamlined delivery, operational efficiency, and effective contract management. The Council does not consider subdivision into lots to be appropriate, as this may increase the risk to the successful delivery of the requirement.
CPV: Primary education services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,208,333
- Economic & financial standing
Full details of the legal and financial capacity conditions can be found in the associated tender documents, which bidders can access via the portal.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details of the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated tender documents, which bidders can access via the portal.
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).
- Award Criteria: Price per Quality Point
- Economic & financial standing
Full details of the legal and financial capacity conditions can be found in the associated tender documents, which bidders can access via the portal.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details of the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated tender documents, which bidders can access via the portal.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 May 2026, 13:17 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2026, 09:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043450- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0696a8Find a Tender
- Risks
A known/unknown risk is Local Government Reorganisation.
Under the wider Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) agenda the Government has stated its intention to restructure remaining two-tier areas in England into single tier unitary authorities. This programme aims to streamline local government structures, improve accountability, and achieve efficiencies. As Cambridgeshire currently operates under a two-tier system, LGR is expected to affect the Council during the lifetime of this Contract. As the timing and scale of these changes are not yet confirmed, LGR may result in modifications to this Contract.
Potential impacts include changes to the contracting authority through novation, variations in service volumes or values, and adjustments to the scope of Services required. Any changes will remain aligned to the existing nature of the Contract, although related additional Services may be required.
A number of successor authorities may require access to the Services and the Contract will accommodate their entitlement to do so. Bidders should be aware of this forthcoming reform and be prepared to work collaboratively with the Council to support transition and ensure continuity of Services.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All bids must be submitted electronically via the Council's e-tendering portal - ProContract.
Full details and all associated tender documents can be found here: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Timeline
12 May 2026 → 2 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published162 days ago12 May 2026, 13:17 BST
- Clarification questions by142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline132 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by83 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published50 days ago2 Sept 2026, 09:27 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2026- Tender notice published12 May 2026, 13:17 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Jul 2026, 16:22 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2026, 16:22 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Sept 2026, 09:27 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outspoken Training LLPSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: There is the potential to extend the contract for up to two (2) further periods of one (1) year each, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding. | £2,208,333 | 24 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Outspoken Training LLPSME
- Signed
- 28 Aug 2026
- Value
- £2,208,333
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is the potential to extend the contract for up to two (2) further periods of one (1) year each, depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding.
No agreed KPIs: These are set by the Bikeability Trust
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OUTSPOKEN TRAINING LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender