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Published 12 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Health and Risk Assessment for Work Experience Student

Official notice

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£74,997≈ £75k / year · £89,996 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 10 Mar 2026
Awarded to D & A Safety Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 2 Apr 2027 · up to 1 Apr 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking to appoint a provider with expertise in conducting Health & Safety Risk Assessments for work experience students, the majority being at the High-risk level. The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council covers a wide area including the towns of Bingley, Ilkley, Keighley and Shipley. It serves a population of over 531,200 people1 making it the fourth largest Metropolitan District Council in the country. Geographically 66% of the district is rural but 80% of people live in urban areas. Bradford has a youth population of over 150,000 young people aged 0 to 19, which represents just under 29% of our total population. Numbers of children and young people are highest in our inner-city wards where 40% of the population is aged between 0 and 19 years. Service Overview; Xperience the work placement team within Bradford Council are a small team of professionals established since 1999 to organise and co-ordinate work placements predominantly for young people aged 14-19 who attend schools across the Bradford District and West Yorkshire. To ensure students are able to work in a safe environment with tasks suitable and appropriate to their needs, they support employers as well as schools in their duty of care and legal obligations

CPV: Health and safety consultancy services · Health and safety services · Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£74,997
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 2 Apr 2027 (1 yr) · up to 1 Apr 2029 with extensionsValue: £74,997 exc. VAT · £89,996 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK, Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions: Any extension of the contract will be conditional upon satisfactory performance and the availability of funds

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: 90%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Service Delivery/Mobilisation: 90%
  • Social Value and additional benefits: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Service Delivery/Mobilisation
  • Social Value and additional benefits

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
Last source update
20 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
Authority reference
CBMC-PTR-198-2025-26
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086034
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Health and safety consultancy servicesHealth and safety servicesHealth services
Delivery area
UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0599a6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
  2. Market engagement395 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Next notice expected378 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published310 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 21:22 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by290 days ago
    13 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline280 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
  7. Latest notice published224 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
  8. Contract starts212 days ago
    1 Apr 2026

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 16:02 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    23 Dec 2025, 21:22 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £74,997
    23 Dec 2025, 21:22 GMT
    was £75,000
  4. Status changed to active
    23 Dec 2025, 21:22 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    23 Dec 2025, 21:22 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
    23 Dec 2025, 21:22 GMT
  7. Contract award notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2026, 13:33 GMT
  9. Contract signature expected
    24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £74,9971 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
D & A Safety LimitedSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029Extensions: This contract shall run for an initial period of one year. Subject to the availability of funding and the satisfactory performance of services, the contract may be extended for up to two additional one-year period(1+1+1). In total the contract may therefore run for a maximum duration of three years.£74,99710 Mar 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBWW-4714-TBHN Britannia House, Hall Ings, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 1HXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • D & A Safety LimitedAwarded supplier 30 Brander Road,, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS9 6PRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure