Official UK procurement notice
Children and Family Services Standing List for Training Providers
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLeicestershire County Council's Children and Family Services is seeking to establish a standing list of providers for the provision of Early Years and Governor training.
The standing list is divided into two Lots:
Lot 1: Early Years Inclusion and Child Care - information, advice and training for specific groups of Early Years and Childcare Providers
Lot 2: Governor Support & Development - training and development programme for school governors, clerks and trustees
CPV: Education and training services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£360,000 together)Lot #1Early Years Inclusion and Child Care TrainingAwardedPublished value£220,000
Information, advice and training sessions for specific groups of Early Years and Childcare Providers
Lot #2Governor Support and Development TrainingAwardedPublished value£140,000
Training and development sessions for school governors, clerks and trustees
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 10:40 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
- Authority reference
DN777557- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042627- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05652eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 12 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 10:40 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline20 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published282 days ago12 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Tender notice published24 Jul 2025, 10:40 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published12 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete12 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Early Years Inclusion and Child Care Training1 award | |||
| Barnardo's, Edseco Limited Trading as The Education People, First Response (First Aid) LimitedSME, PAB Languages Centre LtdSME, PROTOCOL NATIONAL LIMITED, Pre-school Learning Alliance trading as Early Years Alliance +12 morejoint award | £220,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Governor Support and Development Training1 award | |||
| Abbey Academies TrustSME, Barnardo's, Co Ed ConsultancySME, Hempsall Consultancies LtdSME, Mrs SJ UprichardSME, Richard Moore Educational ConsultantSME +3 morejoint award | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Abbey Academies TrustSME, Barnardo's, Co Ed ConsultancySME, Hempsall Consultancies LtdSME, Mrs SJ UprichardSME, Richard Moore Educational ConsultantSME +3 more
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2025
- Value
- £140,000
- Period
- 19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
Contract 1 · Barnardo's, Edseco Limited Trading as The Education People, First Response (First Aid) LimitedSME, PAB Languages Centre LtdSME, PROTOCOL NATIONAL LIMITED, Pre-school Learning Alliance trading as Early Years Alliance +12 more
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £220,000
- Period
- 19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
25 commercial parties on the notice- Abbey Academies TrustAwarded supplier
- BARNARDO'SAwarded supplier
- Co Ed ConsultancyAwarded supplier
- Early EducationAwarded supplier
- FIRST RESPONSE (FIRST AID) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- FIRST RESPONSE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Hempsall Consultancies LtdAwarded supplier
- Hempsall Consultancies LtdAwarded supplier
- Inspired ChildrenAwarded supplier
- Leicestershire County Council - Adult Learning ServiceAwarded supplier
Show 15 more suppliers
- Little Stars Training and ConsultancyAwarded supplier
- Mrs SJ UprichardAwarded supplier
- PAB LANGUAGES CENTRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PEN GREEN CENTREAwarded supplier
- PHASIC LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- PRO-EX DEVELOPMENT LTDAwarded supplier
- PROTOCOL NATIONAL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Pre-School Learning AllianceAwarded supplier
- REGUL8 MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING CICAwarded supplier
- Richard Moore Educational ConsultantAwarded supplier
- Six PIllars Consulting LimitedAwarded supplier
- THE VOICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD LTDAwarded supplier
- TIGERLILY FIRST AID TRAINING LTDAwarded supplier
- The Education PeopleAwarded supplier
- The Mead Educational TrustAwarded 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 details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender