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Published 3 Dec 2025, 11:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Bikeability Training · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Jan 2026awarded 29 Jan 2026
Awarded to Outspoken Training LLP
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To deliver Level 1,2 & 3 Bikeability training, balance bike, learn to ride, and family training in line with funding received from Central Government.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Dec 2030, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Education and training services · Safety training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Up to 24 months in one or multiple periods
80000000 Education and training services80500000 Training services80550000 Safety training services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 3 Dec 2030
First published
3 Dec 2025, 11:44 GMT
Last source update
2 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 26 Jan 2026
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079282
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesSafety training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05edcb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

3 Dec 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published322 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 11:44 GMT
  2. Submission deadline280 days ago
    14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award decision expected by268 days ago
    26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent266 days ago
    29 Jan 2026
  5. Standstill ends254 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published202 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Dec 2025, 11:44 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Jan 2026, 11:25 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Jan 2026, 11:25 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    2 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £118,9381 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Outspoken Training LLPSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Up to 24 Months£118,93829 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Outspoken Training LLPSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £324,510
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Up to 24 Months

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLCV-4616-VTHL Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, East of England, MK42 9APContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Outspoken Training LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC354006 140 Cowley Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 0DLContact email, phone

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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender