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Published 5 Nov 2025, 10:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Bikeability Cycle Training · Active Barnsley for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Nov 2025)

Official notice

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£513,886published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 12 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Active Barnsley2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bikeability is the government’s national cycle training programme. The training enables children to cycle safely around their neighbourhood and on journeys to and from school and for leisure, giving them practical skills for safer on-road cycling. It encourages children to make healthier lifestyle choices and promotes active travel options to improve health - an active lifestyle plays a large part in increasing wellbeing.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

80000000 Education and training services 80500000 Training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Nov 2025, 10:30 GMT
Last source update: 1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-040223
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05daae Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Direct award to Active Barnsley. A transparency notice was published on 05/11/2025 as per PA2023 regulations. www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071152-2025 ↗ An open tender was considered, however a previous open tender resulted in a single bid from Active Barnsley, confirming lack of viable alternatives.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

26 Mar 2026 → 1 May 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends209 days ago
26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published174 days ago
1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Nov 2025

Transparency notice published
5 Nov 2025, 10:30 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
16 Mar 2026, 15:37 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £513,8861 contract inc. VAT; no net value published · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Active BarnsleySME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions	£513,886same award published again · counted once	12 Mar 2026standstill to 26 Mar 2026	Standstill
Active BarnsleySME	£513,886 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Bikeability Cycle Training · Active BarnsleySME
Signed
17 Mar 2026
Value
£513,886 inc. VAT
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 12 month extensions

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHH-2597-YVZG Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 2TAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Active Barnsley LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHXC-6321-VZHY Shaw Lane Community Sports Assoc, Barnsley, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 6HZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Mar 2026, 15:37 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender5 Nov 2025, 10:30 GMT