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LGS-Q-0005-2026 Middlesbrough Council First Aid Training

EducationCPV 80000000

Value£125k

Deadline9 Sept 2026

Published25 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 25 Aug 202613 days leftCloses 9 Sept 2026

Who to contact

procurement@middlesbrough.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

www.open.org.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£125ktotal contract value

median £380k

this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Middlesbrough Council publishes Health & Social Care work continuously — 148 notices, roughly one every 3 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

35% of Middlesbrough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Middlesbrough Council requires a qualified and experienced training provider to deliver comprehensive First Aid training across all relevant service areas.

The provision will include accredited courses such as Emergency First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work (initial and refresher), Paediatric First Aid, and any specialist modules required to meet statutory and operational needs.

The supplier must be able to provide: • Consistent availability to meet demand across the year • Accredited training aligned to current Health & Safety Executive (HSE) standards • Digital or physical certification and training records • High quality instruction suitable for a diverse workforce • Performance reporting, attendance data, and compliance support This procurement aims to ensure staff maintain the mandatory competencies necessary to support a safe working environment and regulatory compliance across all operational settings.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Middlesbrough Council requires a qualified and experienced

Middlesbrough Council requires a qualified and experienced training provider to deliver comprehensive First Aid training across all relevant service areas.

The provision will include accredited courses such

The supplier must be able to provide

The supplier must be able to provide:.

Performance reporting, attendance data, and compliance support

Performance reporting, attendance data, and compliance support.

This procurement aims to ensure staff maintain

This procurement aims to ensure staff maintain the mandatory competencies necessary to support a safe working environment and regulatory compliance across all operational settings.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

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%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidCQC registration / safeguarding policies
Plan for deliveryDBS-checked staff & vetting process
Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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