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Published 20 Apr 2026, 13:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Rail Training Support Services

Official notice

Authority: BMet College (Education)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£660,000≈ £660k / year · £660,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 May 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Aug 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description
  1. Drug and Alcohol Testing and General Medicals required by the Rail industry
  2. Sponsorship
  3. E- Learning in advance of Safety Critical courses
  4. Safety Critical Training and Assessments
  5. Employment outcomes with progression to a white hat.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£660,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensionsValue: £660,000 exc. VAT · £660,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Possible extension after 12 months depending on satisfactory outcomes, achievement of KPI's, approval of funding and approval from funder.
80000000 Education and training services

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: 45%Price: 50%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (7)
  • Experience and Reputation: 20%
  • Quality: 25%
  • Price for Drug and Alcohol Testing: 10%
  • Price for Employment Sponsorship: 20%
  • Price for E- learning and Safety Critical Assessments: 10%
  • Price for Safety Critical Course Assessments: 10%
  • Sustainability and Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (7)
  • Price for Drug and Alcohol Testing
  • Price for Employment Sponsorship
  • Price for E- learning and Safety Critical Assessments
  • Price for Safety Critical Course Assessments
  • Experience and Reputation
  • Quality
  • Sustainability and Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
20 Apr 2026, 13:02 BST
Last source update
21 Apr 2026, 15:33 BST
Authority reference
26/27/02
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035605
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068644 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
8 May 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.bmet.ac.uk/employers/ ↗

Header in email - Rail Tender Submission

Addressed to

[email protected]

OR to the email provided on the website page referred to above

[email protected]

Timeline

20 Apr 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published190 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 13:02 BST
  2. Latest notice published189 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 15:33 BST
  3. Clarification questions by172 days ago
    8 May 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline165 days ago
    15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts57 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Apr 2026, 13:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 10:34 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 13:31 BST
    UK4
  4. Tender notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 15:33 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (2)

PQQ Due Diligence Form added to documents

Responses to Questions Raised has been added to the Documents list to provide further clarity of the college's requirements

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-04: 1 release · 20 Apr 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham Metropolitan college

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDMQ-8438-WVCJ · GB-UKPRN: 10006442 BMET - Jennens Road, Birmimgham, West Midlands, B4 7PSContact email

Official documents & specifications (10)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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