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Published 13 May 2025, 15:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of All Wales Manual Handling and Violence and Aggression Training

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£350,000≈ £117k / year · £420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Jun 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University is seeking to procure a contract for The Provision of All Wales Manual Handling and Violence and Aggression Training.

The scope of services includes:

All Wales Manual Handling Passport Scheme Training for all 1st Year Nursing and Allied Health Students

All Wales Manual Handling Passport Scheme Refresher Training for all 3rd Year Nursing and Allied Health Students

Optional – to provide FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test) Testing training for first- and third-year students.

The University has a requirement to procure a contract for All Wales Manual Handling and Violence

and Aggression training and the All-Wales Manual Handling and Violence and Aggression refresher.

The minimum contract duration will be for 3-years with a possible additional annual contract extension for a further maximum 2 years subject to the University agreement and satisfactory performance standards by the appointed service provider (s).

The Contract Notice has been advertised on the Sell2Wales Portal & Central Digital Platform via the Find a Tender Service website and the process is being conducted under the Open Procedure of the

Procurement Act 2023 Regulations.

The University preference is to contract with ONE Training provider going forward. However, the University reserves the right to appoint more than one service provider under this contract in order to ensure sufficient resource capacity and capability. In the event that more than one service provider is appointed, then the Service Provider ranked number 1 in this Tender will be allocated the status of “Preferred Training Service Provider” and any other appointed service providers will be allocated the status of “Reserve Training Service Provider”, whom will be allocated work to be undertaken when the “Preferred Training Service Provider” does not have resource capacity or capability to undertake individual written training work.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 13 May 2030, 23:59 BST.
  • No preliminary market engagement: The contract specification and contract terms and conditions are standard and this contract is a renewable contract which has been procured in the past.

CPV: Health and first-aid training services · Safety training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2030 with extensionsValue: £350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Optional – to provide FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test) Testing training for first- and third-year students. · The Contract may be extended beyond the Initial Term on a maximum of 2 [two] occasions, for a period of up to 1 (one) year on each occasion (each a "Renewal Period") at the Authority's sole discretion, by the Authority giving the Contractor not less than 1 (one) months' notice prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or the Renewal Period (as applicable).
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Need to pass Dun & Bradstreet Risk of Failure Score or alternatively Financial Analysis ratios as defined by University Finance Accountants.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Qualified to deliver and provide the training outlined, specifically

    All trainers MUST be suitably qualified to the following certification i.e.

    IOSH manual handling trainer certificate for manual handling sessions.

    NVQ4 for violence and aggression training sessions.

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: 3 Year Total Tender Price (£) inclusive of VAT (calculated across 1A pricing only)
  • Quality: Quality is divided into sub-quality weighting as per Invitation to Tender Pack
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Need to pass Dun & Bradstreet Risk of Failure Score or alternatively Financial Analysis ratios as defined by University Finance Accountants.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Qualified to deliver and provide the training outlined, specifically

    All trainers MUST be suitably qualified to the following certification i.e.

    IOSH manual handling trainer certificate for manual handling sessions.

    NVQ4 for violence and aggression training sessions.

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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 13 May 2030
First published
13 May 2025, 15:28 BST
Last source update
13 May 2025, 15:28 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jun 2025
Authority reference
NL/KG/KC/04/2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020923
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and first-aid training servicesSafety training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051237 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

30 days for valid undisputed invoices, option for Early Payment Discounts

Review and risk notes
Risks

Capacity and Capability of appointed training providers to deliver the volume of training under the contract, either due to resources available or the qualification accreditation of the trainers.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN, CY
Submission deadline
11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    13 May 2025, 15:28 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    11 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    13 May 2025, 15:28 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wrexham University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PVVP-6867-JVYH Plas Coch, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 2AWContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (11)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender