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Published 27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

King’s Trust Residential Training Programmes

Official notice

Authority: Trafford Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT16% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2025awarded 10 Nov 2025
Awarded to LANCASHIRE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INITIATIVE
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of the residential is to create a positive environment so that learning will take place through the experiences the young people undertake during the week. We want a programme where the content is carefully picked so that the ‘Team programme & qualification’ outcomes are achieved – establishing a Team through Tuckman’s Team work model. The objective is to implement a controlled and organised programme so that the team members will almost certainly work through Tuckman’s stages: forming, storming, norming & performing. By creating a programme that is structured we can create an atmosphere where the hands on teaching, to be a team is initiated at the start of the week - through controlled activities such as orienteering / climbing / and water based activities etc. As the week continues the leader dependency should gradually withdraw allowing the team to learn through problem solving activities such as the homing and the full day projects. Throughout the week we expect reviews / reflection time to be implemented so that team members can share their experiences of learning. This can be done by facilitating group discussions.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 2 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Jan 2030 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 x 12 months

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Last source update
24 Mar 2026, 10:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 Aug 2025
Authority reference
LFRS01
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035765
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)
+2 moreSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055517 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 24 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    18 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent347 days ago
    14 Nov 2025
  6. Standstill ends322 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts298 days ago
    2 Jan 2026
  8. Latest notice published216 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 10:41 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 Nov 2025, 08:26 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 Nov 2025, 08:26 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    24 Mar 2026, 10:41 GMT
    UK7
  6. Buyer details updated
    24 Mar 2026, 10:41 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £336,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
LANCASHIRE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INITIATIVESMEVCSE5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2028 · up to 4 Jan 2030Extensions: Extensions of 2 x 12 months available£336,00010 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • King’s Trust Residential Training Programmes · LANCASHIRE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INITIATIVESMEVCSE

    Signed
    5 Jan 2026
    Value
    £336,000
    Period
    5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2028 · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 months
    3 agreed KPIs: delivery on time · invoicing · random sampling
    • delivery on time
    • invoicing
    • random sampling

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders31—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Trafford Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGZW-1429-QQZQ 4th Floor, Waterside House, Sale, North West, M33 7ZFContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Lancashire Combined Fire AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentGB-PPON: PZVM-4529-PRCY Preston, North WestContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender