Official UK procurement notice
Suicide Prevention Training · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Milton Keynes City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMilton Keynes City Council (MKCC) and NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) have awarded the mental health, suicide prevention & support training programme. This training programme will be for front line staff including professionals and volunteers who are delivering services or support to the residents within the geographical boundaries of Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes. This is a joint procurement across the local
authorities of Milton Keynes, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton, Milton Keynes City Council is the lead authority for this workstream.
The training programme will consist of three elements:
- Mental Health First Aid training
- Suicide Prevention training
- Bereavement by suicide training
The Council has entered into a contract that will be for a term of 2 years with the successful tenderer (Service Provider) unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract. This procurement was undertaken via the Open procedure .
CPV: Health training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£75,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Award criteria contained within tender docs
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
- 13 Oct 2025, 17:04 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:24 BST
- Authority reference
2025-136- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064949- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05aeb1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home ↗ - Tenders must be submitted electronically
Timeline
13 Oct 2025 → 7 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published369 days ago13 Oct 2025, 17:04 BST
- Clarification questions by354 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline348 days ago3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts284 days ago6 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published10 days ago7 Oct 2026, 17:24 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025- Tender notice published13 Oct 2025, 17:04 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 17:24 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2026, 17:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Burke Training and Consultancy LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Mental Health, Suicide Prevention & Support Training Programme · Laura Burke Training and Consultancy LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Dec 2025
- Value
- £90,000
- Period
- 19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Laura Burke Training and Consultancy LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender