Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Online Safety Programme for Schools

Official notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire (Police & fire)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£174,000≈ £87k / year · £208,800 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 May 2026awarded 16 Jun 2026
Awarded to E Safety Training Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Invitation to Tender is being issued by The Police and Crime Commissioners for Derbyshire (the “Contracting Authority”) who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of an Online Safety Programme for Schools.

CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Educational software package · Primary education services · Special education services · Training services · Youth education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£174,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £174,000 exc. VAT · £208,800 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The customer has the option to extend for 1 x 12 month period

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Total Quality is 80%, made up of: Business Requirements - 50% Presentation - 20% Social Value - 10%
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 11:43 BST
Authority reference
DP1056
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034619
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Adult and other education servicesEducation and training servicesEducational software packagePrimary education servicesSpecial education servicesTraining servicesYouth education services
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068404 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Apr 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published189 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by170 days ago
    5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline162 days ago
    13 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published41 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 11:43 BST
  5. Contract starts22 days ago
    1 Oct 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 11:43 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2026, 11:43 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £174,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
E Safety Training Limited1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The customer has the option to extend for 1 x 12 month period£174,00016 Jun 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZLQ-6388-PQDJ Derbyshire Constabulary, Ripley, East Midlands, DE5 3RSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • E Safety Training LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PVBT-4635-WHRZ 627 Nottingham Road, Derby, East Midlands, DE216RUContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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