Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Health and Safety Advisory Services
Authority: Outwood Grange Academies Trust (Education)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£220,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 1 value update
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026awarded 16 Feb 2026
Awarded to Howden Group Holdings Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 13 Mar 2028 · up to 13 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 14 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOutwood Grange Trust Trust "The Trust" is seeking detailed Tenders for a Health and Safety Advisory Service including enabling the Trust to satisfy the "competent persons" requirement of Regulation 6 of the Management of the Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. The Trust is looking to contract with a single supplier for the Provision of Health and Safety Services.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and safety consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£220,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2029
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 14:32 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
ITTSAS0725- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078501- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056234Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All tenders to be submitted via our e:procurement platform In-Tend
Timeline
18 Jul 2025 → 20 Mar 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published18 Jul 2025, 14:32 BST
- Tender notice published320 days ago1 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Market engagement301 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contact the procurement team at [email protected] to arrange a meeting.
- Clarification questions by285 days ago5 Jan 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Next notice expected284 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline267 days ago23 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent243 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by242 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends226 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts217 days ago14 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published211 days ago20 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Jul 2025, 14:32 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £220,0001 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMTwas £240,000
- Status changed to active1 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Procurement method changed1 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT1 Dec 2025, 13:55 GMT
- Contract award notice published23 Feb 2026, 10:49 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Feb 2026, 10:49 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £220,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howden Group Holdings Limited14 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 2028 · up to 13 Mar 2030Extensions: There is also an option to extend the contract by a further two years at the sole discretion of the Trust. | £220,000 | 16 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Outwood Grange Trust Trust · Howden Group Holdings Limited
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2026
- Value
- £220,000
- Period
- 14 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 2028 · up to 13 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There is also an option to extend the contract by a further two years at the sole discretion of the Trust.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HOWDEN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender