Published date: 18 January 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 20 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP235020677

Published date

18 January 2017

Closing date

20 February 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Shropshire Council are seeking to appoint a suitable contractor to provide Bikeability cycle training, from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2020 following the allocation of Bikeability funding by the Department for Transport (DfT) for this period. The focus of the service will be the delivery of Bikeability Level 1/2 in primary schools and Level 3 in secondary schools during term time but provision can also be made for the delivery of Bikeability training during school holidays if the contractor is able to promote / facilitate this. Provision will also include the delivery of Bikeability Level 1, four Bikeabiltiy Plus modules and bespoke training.
The Bikeability training service is being commissioned with the following objectives to:
•improve cycle skills and road sense
•increase confidence to cycle
•create a positive perception of cycling
•encourage, enable and facilitate more people to cycle, more safely and more often
•increase cycling trips
•increase the number of children and adults receiving cycle training
Staff delivering training should be fully accredited Bikeability trainers offering the DfT's Bikeability programme and the contractors training scheme must be Bikeability Registered. Full details of Bikeability are available here: http://bikeability.org.uk/

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK

Telephone

+441743252992

Email

procurement@shropshire.gov.uk