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Plymouth City Council

28577 - Intensive Schools Engagement

EducationCPV 80310000
Value£192k
Deadline9 Sept 2026
Published6 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 6 Aug 202632 days leftCloses 9 Sept 2026
Who to contact
Callum Luke
procurement@plymouth.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

All submissions must be submitted via the Supplying the South West Portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ The procurement opportunity advert can be found at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e9d6cc38-a291-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21 This procurement will be managed electronically via the Authority`s chosen e-procurement portal - Supplying the South West. To participate in this procurement, Suppliers interested in this opportunity must register on the Supplying the South West procurement portal (www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk). Once registered and logged in, Suppliers should search for the opportunity by title or reference number (DN825175), register their interest, and download the procurement documentation. Registration is free and enables access to all tender documents, the ability to raise clarification questions, and submission of responses through the portal. The Authority would like to make Suppliers aware that the Supplying The South West portal is not administered by the Authority. If a Supplier requires assistance or further information to be able to use the online portal process they should log a support ticket on the PROACTIS Supplier Support Portal. If a Supplier continues to experiences issues they are to contact suppliersupport@proactisservicedesk.com requesting guidance. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£192ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Education & Training band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Plymouth City Council, "The Authority", is seeking suitably qualified and experienced Suppliers to tender for the re-procurement of its Intensive Schools Engagement Programme.

Objectives The overall aim of the programme is to increase the number of young people travelling to school actively and/or sustainably with a particular focus on areas that have seen infrastructure improvements and with a particular focus on the strategic growth areas.

The objectives are to:- • Reduce the number of young people travelling to school by car - with a shift to active travel modes or use of public transport. • Raise awareness of the benefits of active travel in schools and amongst the wider school community of teachers, parents and siblings. • Create a culture of active travel within project schools and the wider school community of teachers, parents and siblings that can be sustained after the project has finished • Work in partnership with the City's Bikeability provider, in order to maximise the benefits of all programmes. • Maximise awareness of, and participation in, activities associated with the Authority led behavioural change programme, 'Plymotion', amongst schoolchildren and the wider school community.

The objectives are achieved through delivery of a wide range of events, activities and sessions run in Plymouth schools, such as: • bike and scooter skills training • led rides, including transition rides to secondary school and college • Dr Bike and bike maintenance training • curriculum-linked sessions on active travel • incentive schemes for classes and individuals • various competitions such as inter-school competitions (Big Walk and Wheel) • Be Safe Be Seen and other safety sessions • bike powered smoothie maker and other fun sessions on active and healthy living • sessions to encourage Year 6 pupils making the transition to secondary school to cycle and travel safely

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1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de52
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
074947-2026
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