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Published 27 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Qualification for Prevention and Protection

Official notice

Authority: London Fire Commissioner (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£385,400≈ £128k / year · £462,481 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Mar 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) needs to provide several of their staff the following qualifications:

  • Advanced Professional Certificate in Investigative Practice (APCIP) BTEC Level 7
  • Expert Witness Qualification

To enable staff to carry out their role enforcement element of the role. These qualification enables staff to gather and deliver legal files in a format suitable for presentation in court. This enables the LFB to take building owners (responsible person) to court faster with the case being less likely to be rejected due to a technical error.

CPV: Education and training services · Specialist training services · Tutorial services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£385,400
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 May 2031 with extensionsValue: £385,400 exc. VAT · £462,481 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 year extension term

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: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Scoring: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Scoring: Scoring is split into:- * Quality - 70% (within that, the Social Value element of 10% is included) * Price - 30% * Cyber Security requirements - questions are scored on a scale of 0-10. The minimum acceptable score for all questions is 5.

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
Closed
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 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT
Last source update
27 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 May 2026
Authority reference
LFB66
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017761
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training servicesSpecialist training servicesTutorial servicesVocational training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
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Contract terms summary

30 days

Review and risk notes
Risks

Course being amended during contract period de to revised and or new legislature

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
30 Mar 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗ - Enter the in the search box Legal Qualification. It will allow you to view the opportunity. To register your organisation so as to download relevant documents, please click on the register option at the top of the page.

Timeline

27 Feb 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published237 days ago
    27 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT
  2. Submission deadline206 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by164 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts144 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Feb 2026, 10:41 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Fire Commissioner

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVBD-9678-ZYDR 169 Union Street, London, London, SE1 0LLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender