Official UK procurement notice
Highways Operatives Training Brokerage Service
Authority: Bedford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Architecture & Engineering (71)Education & Training (80) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Published estimate£325,000≈ £108k / year · £325,000 inc. VAT6.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Mar 2026awarded 30 Mar 2026
Awarded to PARAMOUNT TRAINING LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 12 Apr 2029 · up to 12 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 13 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHighways Operatives Training Brokerage Service - Multiple Courses
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Sept 2030, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Highway operation services · Highways consultancy services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£325,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Price/Quality - 80%/20%
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 2 Sept 2030
- First published
- 6 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 10:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 25 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
C BBC EN 07588- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010988- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064a30Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
To be submitted on the Council's eTendering Portal in accordance with instructions set out in the ITT document: in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/Project… ↗
Timeline
6 Feb 2026 → 8 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published258 days ago6 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMT
- Clarification questions by234 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline227 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by211 days ago25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent199 days ago7 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts193 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends188 days ago17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published167 days ago8 May 2026, 10:37 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2026- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 16:24 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 10:49 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Apr 2026, 14:31 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Apr 2026, 14:31 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 May 2026, 10:37 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
Added a direct link to the Procurement: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/bedford/aspx/ProjectManage/4126
Scope - Additional information around location of services.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-02: 2 releases · 6 Feb 2026, 6 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £289,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARAMOUNT TRAINING LIMITED27 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2029 · up to 26 Apr 2031Extensions: Up to 24 months | £289,000 | 30 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Highways Operatives Training Brokerage Service · PARAMOUNT TRAINING LIMITED
- Signed
- 23 Apr 2026
- Value
- £289,000
- Period
- 27 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2029 · up to 26 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One period of 12 months
No agreed KPIs: Service area did not see value in setting any
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PARAMOUNT TRAINING 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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