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Published 8 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HR Workforce & Organisational Development DPS

Authority: Nottinghamshire County Council (Local council)

Dynamic market2 lotsServicesRestricted procedure
Dynamic market estimate£5,000,000total for 2 lots · market-wide estimate, not attributable revenue
Admission open until 31 Jul 203201:00 BST · period end, not a bid countdown
Lots 2see the lot list below
Market period Ends 31 Jul 2032

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Nottinghamshire County Council (The Council) aims to provide staff with up-to-date knowledge and skills that are in line with current government agendas, in line with the directive from the Health and Safety Executive and that comply with the health and safety legislation.

The Council’s HR and Workforce Development (HR& WOD) team supports the continual professional development of its staff to successfully meet the learning needs of people within the Authority who are involved in providing support for service uses whilst ensuring safety, dignity and respect of those service users. The Council recognises that it remains a priority to ensure that all its staff receive appropriate levels of training to carry out their duties competently and safely to avoid accidents and injury to staff and third parties and provides good quality services that meets the needs of its customers.

CPV: Specialist training services · Staff training services · Training services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Social Services Training – Childrens & Adults
Contract period: … – 31 Jul 2032
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Corporate Training
Contract period: … – 31 Jul 2032
Delivery: East Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
i

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
What this means for your bid
  • “HR Workforce & Organisational Development DPS” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Nottinghamshire County Council buys Specialist training services (CPV 8051), and who usually turns up

Nottinghamshire County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Specialist training services (CPV 8051) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerNottinghamshire County Council · division 80
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 5 of 7 known-size awards · market: CPV 8051 · UK-wide, n=11
71%73%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Here, local means registered in East Midlands.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 6 of 11 known-location awards · market: CPV 8051 · East Midlands, n=8
55%25%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East Midlands.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 16 decided notices · market: division 80 · East Midlands, n=9
48 days48 days

Half of these awards were announced within 48 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: exactly 0 of 2 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 8051 · UK-wide, n=10
0 of 240%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer5 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 80
0% had one bid
The market8 lots with bid counts · CPV 8051 · East Midlands
0% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid0% / 0%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 0 of 8 lots with published bid counts.
2–30% / 13%
Buyer: 0 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 1 of 8 lots with published bid counts.
4–640% / 25%
Buyer: 2 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 2 of 8 lots with published bid counts.
7+60% / 63%
Buyer: 3 of 5 lots with published bid counts. Market: 5 of 8 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

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Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.

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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1Social Services Training – Childrens & AdultsCPV 80511000Estimate not published
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

6expected bids3% chance of a single bid
forecast from 2 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid3%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 3%. This is a forecast.
2–324%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 24%. This is a forecast.
4–627%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 27%. This is a forecast.
7+46%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 46%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
Harmless CICWorked for this buyerFramework Agreement for Mental Health, Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Trainingnotice published Jun 2022——Similar wording and category
Prism UK Medical LtdWorked for this buyerAssisting and Moving Training Frameworknotice published Aug 2022——Similar wording and category
First Response Training and Consultancy Services LimitedWorked for this buyerAssisting and Moving Training Frameworknotice published Aug 2022——Similar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Restricted route (Stage 2 ITT / Shortlist): Bidding is restricted to invited candidates who qualified at Stage 1. Uninvited suppliers cannot participate in this round.
SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Buyer regular2 panel places
£3.5bn14 awards in 36m · last 11 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
1 win in East Midlands9 panel places
£3.0m25 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago7 live · £31m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=3
2 wins in East Midlands2 panel places
£645k8 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago3 live · £58k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=5
13 panel places
£2.9m10 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago5 live · £8.5m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=1
£8.9m8 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago2 live · £2.9m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

5% below n=3
Lot #2Corporate TrainingCPV 80511000Estimate not published
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

6expected bids3% chance of a single bid
forecast from 2 past contests
Forecast chances for this lot
1 bid3%
Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 3%. This is a forecast.
2–324%
Chance this lot gets 2–3: 24%. This is a forecast.
4–629%
Chance this lot gets 4–6: 29%. This is a forecast.
7+44%
Chance this lot gets 7+: 44%. This is a forecast.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Priced at call-off
On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
Harmless CICWorked for this buyerFramework Agreement for Mental Health, Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Trainingnotice published Jun 2022——Similar wording and category
First Response Training and Consultancy Services LimitedWorked for this buyerAssisting and Moving Training Frameworknotice published Aug 2022——Similar wording and category
Prism UK Medical LtdWorked for this buyerAssisting and Moving Training Frameworknotice published Aug 2022——Similar wording and category

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Restricted route (Stage 2 ITT / Shortlist): Bidding is restricted to invited candidates who qualified at Stage 1. Uninvited suppliers cannot participate in this round.
SupplierWon in this categoryLive contractsAward vs estimate
Buyer regular2 panel places
£3.5bn14 awards in 36m · last 11 months agoNone on fileno comparable pairs
4 wins in East Midlands
£3.6m9 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago3 live · £2.5m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=6
2 wins in East Midlands2 panel places
£645k8 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago3 live · £58k
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=5
13 panel places
£2.9m10 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago5 live · £8.5m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

at estimate n=1
1 panel places
£3.5m5 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago2 live · £1.7m
i

Public contracts this supplier still holds.

Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book.

Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity.

36% below n=2
About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST
Authority reference
DN625350
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021704
Classification (CPV)
Specialist training servicesStaff training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0359be Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)
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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Requests to participate (first stage)
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Admission period ends
31 Jul 2032
Clarification deadline
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Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Aug 2022 → 31 Jul 2032 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    8 Aug 2022, 11:59 BST
  2. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    31 Jul 2032

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottinghamshire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Loughborough Road Westbridgford, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG2 7QPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.