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Published 11 Sept 2026, 10:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SCH - Provision of Restraint Training Services - Pre-Market Engagement

Authority: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate £500,000≈ £167k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 30 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to engage with the market ahead of a formal procurement process for the provision of Restraint Training Services.

The Trust is undertaking this pre-market engagement to gain a better understanding of the market’s capacity, capability, and appetite to deliver these goods.

Interested suppliers are invited to review the attached documents and respond as outlined. Feedback from this exercise will help inform the development of the procurement strategy and service specification.

CPV: Staff training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions
Extension options published
80511000 Staff training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Sept 2026, 10:21 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 10:21 BST
Authority reference
C465075
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Staff training services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7af

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published9 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 10:21 BST
  2. Market engagementin 6 days
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to engage with the market ahead of a formal procurement process for the provision of Restraint Training Services. The Trust is undertaking this pre-market engagement to gain a better understanding of the market’s capacity, capability, and more…appetite to deliver these goods. Interested suppliers are invited to review the attached documents and respond as outlined. Feedback from this exercise will help inform the development of the procurement strategy and service specification.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 41 days
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 103 days
    1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Sept 2026, 10:21 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTWR-5281-TMPQ Western Bank, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S10 2TH
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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Notices published for this procedure