Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Fire Safety Training
Notice Description
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of ourselves, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are seeking tenders for the provision of Business Fire Safety Training. Please note that North Wales Fire and Rescue Service have withdrawn from the tender process.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Optional Specialist Courses relating to Business Fire Safety
Renewal: option to extend by a further 36 months at 12-month intervals
Planning Information
To inform open FTS tender, suppliers are invited to an online information event on 23rd October 2025, 10am - 10:45am, via Microsoft Teams, where representatives of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority, as the lead on this procurement, will outline the procurement and the tender submission process, as well as fielding questions from prospective bidders. Please register your interest to bid for this opportunity via the sell2wales notice and register your place at the engagement event by contacting David Williams - procurement@mawwfire.gov.uk by 5pm on 17th October 2025.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a318
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029018-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80511000 - Staff training services
80522000 - Training seminars
80531200 - Technical training services
80570000 - Personal development training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Mar 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 26 Feb 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 25 Mar 2026 - 24 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-11-10
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MID AND WEST WALES FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CARMARTHEN
- Postcode
- SA31 1SP
- Post Town
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL33 Conwy and Denbighshire
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Denbighshire
- Electoral Ward
- Bodelwyddan
- Westminster Constituency
- Clwyd North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029018-2026
30th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017392-2026
26th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072404-2025
10th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060100-2025
26th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=351493
Appendix A - Terms and Conditions of Contract -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=351500
Appendix B - Welsh Procurement Specific Questionnaire -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=351501
Appendix C - Specification -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=351502
Appendix D - Schedule of Prices -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=351504
Appendix E - Business Fire Safety Course Catalogue -
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.aspx?id=351505
Appendix F - Welsh Language Standards Questionnaire
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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