Official UK procurement notice
Physical First Aid and Mental Health first aid training
Authority: Environment Agency (Central government)
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£560,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ST. JOHN AMBULANCE2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe physical and mental health first aid training provision is currently being dealt with under the contract C16138. St. John Ambulance is the supplier under this contract.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 13:45 BST
- Authority reference
C33818- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035212- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068306Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance
- Published justification
Sole supplier for this procurement.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Sole Supplier
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Apr 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 13:45 BST
- Standstill ends180 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published15 Apr 2026, 13:37 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published17 Apr 2026, 13:30 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published17 Apr 2026, 13:45 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £560,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. JOHN AMBULANCEVCSEPhysical and Mental Health First Aid Training1 May 2026 – 19 Apr 2027 · up to 19 Apr 2028Extensions: 1 x 1 year Extension · Options: 1 x 1 year Extension | £560,000same award published again · counted once | 17 Apr 2026standstill to 28 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| ST. JOHN AMBULANCEVCSE | £560,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Physical First Aid and Mental Health first aid training · ST. JOHN AMBULANCEVCSE
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2026
- Value
- £560,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 19 Apr 2027 · up to 19 Apr 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 X 1 YEAR
- Options
- 1 X 1 YEAR
No agreed KPIs: To be sorted in the finalisation of the CMP.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- St Johns AmbulanceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender