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Bikeability Training Delivery

Stoke on Trent City Council · Local authority

In brief

Stoke on Trent City Council is looking for suppliers for training and education work (West Midlands).

The estimated value is £360,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 September 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at 3pm, Thursday 22 October 2026.

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Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
3pm, Wednesday 7 October 2026
Bids by
3pm, Thursday 22 October 2026

How bids are scored

Quality 90% · Social Value 10%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 11 awards in the last 12 months).

The buyer expects to buy this again around November 2029.

What the notice says

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and registered provider to deliver Bikeability Levels 1, 2 and 3, together with relevant Bikeability Plus modules, to children and young people at schools and other venues across Stoke-on-Trent. The contract is expected to run from 1st September 2027 to 31st August 2030. The provider will be required to deliver an annual programme in accordance with available funding and the Council's agreed delivery schedule. Services will include the planning and coordination of training with schools, provision of appropriately qualified and registered instructors, suitable cycles and equipment where required, delivery of training in…Read the full description
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and registered provider to deliver Bikeability Levels 1, 2 and 3, together with relevant Bikeability Plus modules, to children and young people at schools and other venues across Stoke-on-Trent. The contract is expected to run from 1st September 2027 to 31st August 2030. The provider will be required to deliver an annual programme in accordance with available funding and the Council's agreed delivery schedule. Services will include the planning and coordination of training with schools, provision of appropriately qualified and registered instructors, suitable cycles and equipment where required, delivery of training in accordance with the National Standard for cycle training, current Bikeability Delivery Guide, Bikeability Trust requirements and relevant Active Travel England (ATE) guidance. The provider will also be required to support Bikeability Plus activities where commissioned, including modules designed to address barriers to cycling, and to provide appropriate booking, attendance, monitoring, reporting and outcome data to the Council to support contract management and ATE/Bikeability reporting requirements. The provider must have sufficient capacity, experience, qualified personnel and resources to deliver the required programme across Stoke-on-Trent, including flexibility to accommodate changes to the programme and additional or holiday training opportunities where funding permits.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: supplystokeandstaffs.proactishosting.com.
  4. Send clarification questions before 3pm, Wednesday 7 October 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 3pm, Thursday 22 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 074207-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 089904-2026

About the buyer

Stoke on Trent City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

104

Awards

50

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From notice 074207-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 August 2026, last updated 23 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.