Official UK procurement notice
Relationship, Sex and Health Education Support in Schools
Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRHSE is a statutory requirement for all primary and secondary schools. This ensures young people are more equipped to make informed decisions about their physical health and contribute to more positive sexual health outcomes; reduce harmful behaviour, and safeguard children and young people both online and in real life, supporting them to develop autonomy and respectful relationships.
To commission a targeted Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSE) Service (referred to herein as 'the Service') for schools and specialist provisions. This Service will complement, not duplicate or replace, existing RSE provision and will support schools in sustaining high-quality, integral sexual health and healthy relationships education programmes aligned with local and national best practice
CPV: Health and social work services · Primary education services · Secondary education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,287,032
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 sub-criteria (1)
- Most Advantageous Tender (MAT): 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Most Advantageous Tender (MAT): The award is based on qualitative criteria
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
- Standard
- 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 May 2025, 15:15 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 17:43 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
CBMC-PTR-146-2024-25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023354- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05191bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 May 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published20 May 2025, 15:15 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by17 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent24 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
- Standstill ends1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published264 days ago2 Feb 2026, 17:43 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Tender notice published20 May 2025, 15:15 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Aug 2025, 11:02 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2025, 11:02 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Feb 2026, 17:43 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step 2 Young People's HealthVCSE2 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 3 Sept 2029Extensions: Optional extension of 1 year subject to contract management and performance, review to be undertaken by the Authority with a clear recommendation path. | £1,287,025 | 24 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Step 2 Young People's HealthVCSE
- Signed
- 29 Aug 2025
- Value
- £1,287,025
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract reflects an initial period of three (3) years, with a provision for a further extension of up to twelve (12) months, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement, in accordance with the service requirement.
1 agreed KPI: Co-Produced Inclusive RSE Resource Development
- Co-Produced Inclusive RSE Resource Development, Work with students/ staff to co-produce inclusive, accessible and evidence-based learning resources as required. These should be reviewed on an annual basis, based on feedback from CYP and staff.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Step 2 Young People's HealthAwarded 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender