Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 28 Jul 2025, 17:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Delivery of training for the All-Age Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training Framework

Official notice

Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£60,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 4 Nov 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 1 yr 1 moends 30 Sept 2026 · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Delivery of Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid training across Northamptonshire in person and online. 16 courses in total.

CPV: Health training services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Mental Health First Aid TrainingAwarded 1 yr 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£38,000

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking quotations from reputable organisations with experience of delivering face to face and on-line Mental Health First Aid Training.

Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)Value: £38,000 exc. VAT · £45,600 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Lot #2Suicide First Aid Training 1 yr 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£22,000

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking quotations from reputable organisations able to deliver face to face and on-line Suicide First Aid Training.

Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)Value: £22,000 exc. VAT · £26,400 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality question - suitability: 25%
  • Quality question - delivery model: 30%
  • Quality question -inequalities: 17.5%
  • Quality question - mobilisation: 27.5%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Quality question - suitability
  • Quality question - delivery model
  • Quality question -inequalities
  • Quality question - mobilisation
What this means for your bid
  • “Delivery of training for the All-Age Mental Health and Suicide…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Jul 2025, 17:33 BST
Last source update
26 Nov 2025, 17:02 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043646
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056785 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 26 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 17:33 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published330 days ago
    26 Nov 2025, 17:02 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 17:33 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    26 Nov 2025, 17:02 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Nov 2025, 17:02 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Mental Health First Aid training

    Signed
    4 Nov 2025
    Value
    £38,000
    Period
    4 Nov 2025 – 30 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGDV-8944-CMBP Angel Street, Northampton, East Midlands, NN1 1EDContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Kelly's HeroesFramework contractor 49 Doddington Road, Wellingborough, East Midlands, NN8 2JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender