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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Specialist Health and Safety Training .

EducationCPV 80500000
Value£80k
Deadline28 Aug 2026
Published14 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 14 Aug 20269 days leftCloses 28 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Procurement_SMBC@sandwell.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£80ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Education & Training band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's Education & Training cycle is past due — it ran about every 9 months across 5 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.

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The brief

Specialist Health and Safety Training .

QMM001 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council “The Council” are seeking to appoint an accredited and experienced training provider to carry out specialist Health and Safety training to employees working in several high-risk areas.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to Quotation or other related documents.

To submit a quotation you will be required to "Opt In".

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website.

All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing date 28/08/2026 at 15:00hrs

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

To submit a quotation you will

To submit a quotation you will be required to "Opt In".

02

All procurement responses must be carried out

All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

03

If you require further assistance in respect

If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

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What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k 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

  • 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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Source & provenance
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
077688-2026
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