Official UK procurement notice
AT1484 Bike ability Cycle Training
Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: East of England (UKH21)
Published estimate£154,128≈ £154k / year · £184,954 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2026awarded 27 Mar 2026
Awarded to Outspoken Training LLP
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBike ability is the government’s national cycle training programme that equips school children with the practical skills, confidence and understanding to ride on today’s roads.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£154,128
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
The supplier must be registered on the bike ability register
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 (2)
- Quality : Pass fail questions and Method statements
- Price : Pricing of the training
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
The supplier must be registered on the bike ability register
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 11:02 BST
- Authority reference
808751- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020565- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066490Find a Tender
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
- 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All tenders should be placed on The due North portal DN808751
Timeline
6 Mar 2026 → 14 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published230 days ago6 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMT
- Clarification questions by217 days ago19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline212 days ago24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published191 days ago14 Apr 2026, 11:02 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026- Tender notice published6 Mar 2026, 15:50 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2026, 11:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2026, 11:02 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £154,1281 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outspoken Training LLPSME20 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 12 months 01/04/2027 to 31/03/2028 12 months 01/0/2028 to 31/03/2029 dependant on funding | £154,128 | 27 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
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 (2)
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