Award

Bikeability Training Provider 2026 (Castle Point and Rochford Districts)

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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20 Feb 2026 at 12:52

Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council has concluded the award stage of the procurement process titled "Bikeability Training Provider 2026" for the Castle Point and Rochford districts. This falls under the education and training services category, aiming to enhance cycling skills among schoolchildren. The contract, signed on 20 February 2026, involves South East Essex Academy Trust as the supplier, and is scheduled to commence on 1 April 2026, concluding on 31 March 2027, with potential for extension. The contract is worth £164,312, highlighted by the delivery of specific Bikeability training sessions: Levels 1 & 2, Level 3, and Learn to Ride, across 49 schools in specified regions, further supporting active travel initiatives aligned with the Department for Transport's objectives.

This Bikeability tender presents valuable opportunities for businesses specialising in cycling instruction or educational services, stimulating growth in markets focused on active travel and public health improvements. Service providers with expertise in delivering school-based programmes are particularly well-suited to compete, given the demand for conducting a significant number of training sessions. Suppliers capable of managing large-scale training operations efficiently, while fostering regional cycling strategy goals, will find this opportunity aligned with their business growth objectives. Additionally, the chance to extend contracts offers further scope for sustained engagement and influence within the Essex cycling education programme.

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Notice Title

Bikeability Training Provider 2026 (Castle Point and Rochford Districts)

Notice Description

'Bikeability' is the Department for Transport's national cycle training programme to teach children practical cycling skills, and to promote confidence to ride safely. The delivery of this training programme helps enable modal shift to meet the DfT's target for 50% of short journeys to be walked, wheeled or cycled by 2030. This training programme further facilitates ECC's Cycling Strategy to foster lifelong active travel habits to reduce congestion and emissions, and to improve public health. ECC delivers this training programme itself across most of Essex, but due to trainer capacity limits, we outsource the provision of this training for the Castle Point and Rochford districts. ECC have therefore procured a Contractor to deliver our requirement for Bikeability Training Services in selected schools in the Castle Point and Rochford districts. The Contractor shall ensure that the outcome of this Service is successful delivery of Bikeability training to 49 schools in the Castle Point and Rochford districts. The Contractor shall deliver a quantity of training sessions in accordance with the amount specified by the DfT. As of February 2026, the Required Quantity of riders for the 2026/27 school years is 1700 Bikeability Levels 1 & 2 sessions, 20 Bikeability Level 3 sessions, and 20 Learn to Ride sessions for the Castle Point and Rochford districts.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06593b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015671-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£164,312 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Feb 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Feb 20263 days ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
pt.procurementteam@essex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST

Further Information

Notice Documents

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