Official UK procurement notice
Contract for On-Road National Standard Cycle Training (Bikeability)
Authority: Gateshead Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAppointment of a Provider to deliver On-Road National Standard Cycling (Bikeability) training to primary school students across the Gateshead borough.
The main objectives of the training to be delivered under this Contract are to:
- Deliver high quality cycle training to Bikeability standards
- Improve cycle skills and road sense
- Increase confidence to cycle
- Create positive perceptions of cycling
- Encourage, enable and facilitate more people to cycle more safely and more often
CPV: Bicycles · Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£435,000
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 (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Feb 2026, 09:59 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 May 2026, 09:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023174- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0647a6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Feb 2026 → 22 May 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published259 days ago5 Feb 2026, 09:59 GMT
- Next notice expected243 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Market engagement238 days ago25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
We would like to gain your views through the following:
- Completion of the Market Engagement Questionnaire.
All responses should be provided by completing the questionnaire and uploading your responses via the Open e-tendering system www.open-uk.org ↗ before the deadline of 25th February 2026 at 12noon.
This can be found by searching 'Contract for the Provision of On-Road National Standard Cycle Training (Bikeability)' or using project number OPEN2026317
- Tender notice published223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 16:07 GMT
- Submission deadline191 days ago13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by180 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent177 days ago28 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts173 days ago2 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends166 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published153 days ago22 May 2026, 09:46 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Feb 2026- Pipeline notice published5 Feb 2026, 09:59 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Feb 2026, 10:43 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Mar 2026, 16:07 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £435,00013 Mar 2026, 16:07 GMT
- Status changed to active13 Mar 2026, 16:07 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Mar 2026, 16:07 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST13 Mar 2026, 16:07 GMT
- Contract award notice published28 Apr 2026, 17:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Apr 2026, 17:16 BST
- Buyer details updated28 Apr 2026, 17:16 BST
- Contract signature expected9 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 May 2026, 09:46 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-02: 2 releases · 5 Feb 2026, 18 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cycle PartnershipSME9 May 2026 – 8 May 2029 · up to 8 May 2031Extensions: 2x optional 12-month extensions | £462,450 | 28 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · The Cycle PartnershipSME
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- £462,450
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2x optional 12-month extensions
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Cycle Partnership LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender