Official UK procurement notice
Provision of First Aid Training to North, East & South Ayrshire Councils
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council (the collaborative partners) require the provision of first aid training from a suitably experienced and certified training organisation. Attendees at the first aid training sessions may consist of any combination of staff from the collaborative partners.
- Recurrence: Further noticed to be published after expiry of this tender.
CPV: Health and first-aid training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Suitability
Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have a minimum yearly “average” turnover of (61,000)GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading or a 1-year projected should be submitted.
It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = [5 million]GBP in respect of any one event
www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗
Public Liability Insurance [5 million]GBP in respect of any one event
Professional Indemnity Insurance [1 million]GBP in the aggregate
Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance
A valid motor vehicle certificate must be held in the company name or (where there is no fleet but rather the company permits its employees to use their personal vehicles for business purposes), a letter signed by a person of appropriate authority - confirming that the company has ongoing arrangements in place to ensure their employees' vehicles are appropriately insured and maintained.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to provide one experience example for multiple contracts or a single contract adding to 61,000 GBP, with 2 references provided by the 2 highest value customers or one reference provided by the 61,000 GBP contract carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
Bidders unable to confirm (b) must provide an improvemen…
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Further noticed to be published after expiry of this tender.
- First published
- 25 Sept 2025, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 09:54 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Oct 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NAC/5211- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012220- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a25dFind a Tender
Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Value of contract not suitable for lots. Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. Requires additional contract management resource which is not available. Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. (SC Ref:823371)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
29 Oct 2025 → 11 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline363 days ago29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened363 days ago29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published258 days ago11 Feb 2026, 09:54 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2026, 09:54 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Stop Safety Training LTDSME | £226,390 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012220-2026-NAC/5211-1 · First Stop Safety Training LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Feb 2026
- Value
- £226,390
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22bids · 22 electronic · 22 from abroad | 22 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- East Ayrshire CouncilContracting authority
- South Ayrshire CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- First Stop Safety Training LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.