Official UK procurement notice
Bikeability Training Delivery · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and registered provider to deliver Bikeability Levels 1, 2 and 3, together with relevant Bikeability Plus modules, to children and young people at schools and other venues across Stoke-on-Trent.
The contract is expected to run from 1st September 2027 to 31st August 2030. The provider will be required to deliver an annual programme in accordance with available funding and the Council's agreed delivery schedule.
Services will include the planning and coordination of training with schools, provision of appropriately qualified and registered instructors, suitable cycles and equipment where required, delivery of training in accordance with the National Standard for cycle training, current Bikeability Delivery Guide, Bikeability Trust requirements and relevant Active Travel England (ATE) guidance.
The provider will also be required to support Bikeability Plus activities where commissioned, including modules designed to address barriers to cycling, and to provide appropriate booking, attendance, monitoring, reporting and outcome data to the Council to support contract management and ATE/Bikeability reporting requirements.
The provider must have sufficient capacity, experience, qualified personnel and resources to deliver the required programme across Stoke-on-Trent, including flexibility to accommodate changes to the programme and additional or holiday training opportunities where funding permits.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£360,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Social Value
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £239,781 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Stoke on Trent City Council buys Education and training services (CPV 80), and who usually turns up
Stoke on Trent City Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Education and training services (CPV 80) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in West Midlands.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in West Midlands.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 57 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid32% / 12%
2–352% / 38%
4–610% / 29%
7+6% / 21%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate24% / 40%
Within ±2%54% / 42%
Above estimate22% / 18%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Our matching links this notice to “Bikeability Training - HDG/2023/582*” of this authority, but none of the 3 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.
Lot #1Published estimate£360k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid49%
2–340%
4–65%
7+6%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 65 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£360k
Estimate£360k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £3.6m9 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £2.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £5.3m7 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £2.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £729k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £596k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% above n=2 | |
| £1.1m1 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £1.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £270k2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | 17% below n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
49% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
49% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (49% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Bikeability Training - HDG/2023/582*, winner not published; no contract end date published.
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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2029
- First published
- 5 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
CRN/2026/212- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089904- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dc6bFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Aug 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published78 days ago5 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- Market engagement68 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Market Engagement Notice - Upcoming Bikeability Training Tender Opportunity
The Council is notifying the market of an upcoming procurement opportunity for the delivery of Bikeability training services. The tender opportunity is expected to be published in the coming months.
The contract will cover the delivery of Bikeability training, including Learn to Ride provision and Bikeability Levels 1-3, alongside SEND and Inclusion provision, supporting children and young people at different stages of cycling ability and ensuring that training is accessible to all participants.
Bikeability is a nationally recognised cycle training programme funded by the Bikeability Trust on behalf of the Department for Transport. The programme plays an important role in supporting the Council's wider objectives, including improving road safety and reducing casualties, encouraging active travel and healthier lifestyles, and contributing towards climate change and sustainability ambitions.
The Council invites interested providers to look out for the forthcoming procurement opportunity and encourages suitably experienced organisations with the capability to deliver high-quality, inclusive cycle training services to participate in the tender process when published.
- Tender notice published29 days ago23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Clarification questions by15 days ago7 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinetoday22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 131 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 314 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Aug 2026, 13:29 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £360,00023 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Status changed to active23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST23 Sept 2026, 09:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender