Planning

Provision of Learning Delivery Services for Health & Safety

YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED

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PlanningUpdate

03 Jun 2026 at 12:38

Planning

03 Jun 2026 at 10:13

Summary of the contracting process

Yorkshire Water Services Limited, a private utility company based in Bradford, is in the planning stage of its procurement process for the "Provision of Learning Delivery Services for Health & Safety". This opportunity falls within the services industry, specifically focusing on health and safety disciplines. The procurement is intended to cover regions across the United Kingdom, including but not limited to UKC, UKD, and UKE. Interested suppliers are to submit their expressions of interest by sending an email with relevant information by the deadline on 16th June 2026, as part of the preliminary market engagement. This planning update follows an initial notice published on 3rd June 2026, with the awarded contract expected to commence from 1st December 2026, lasting until 30th November 2030.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and safety services, particularly those with innovative delivery models and experience with digital or simulation-based training solutions. Companies offering modular training content and design, as well as those capable of delivering training in diverse environments including virtual and practical settings, will find this an ideal tender to pursue. Engaging in this process not only allows businesses to showcase their capabilities and innovative solutions but also helps them understand future procurement strategies from a major utility provider, potentially influencing their growth and market positioning within the sector.

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Notice Title

Provision of Learning Delivery Services for Health & Safety

Notice Description

Yorkshire Water is undertaking preliminary market engagement to explore opportunities for the provision of services to support the delivery of learning for core training requirements across Health & Safety disciplines. The purpose of this engagement is to gain insight into market capability, delivery models, innovation, and supplier approaches that could inform a future procurement strategy. Yorkshire Water is interested in understanding supplier capability to provide services for modular/key service components in a regulated environment. The potential scope includes, but is not limited to: Learning Content and Design - Development of training content aligned to operational and regulatory requirements - Design of blended learning solutions Training Delivery - Delivery of training across classroom, virtual, and practical environments - Support for geographically dispersed workforce delivery Yorkshire Water is particularly interested in understanding: - Innovative delivery models for safety-critical training - Solutions that support training requiring specialist equipment or controlled environments - Digital, simulation, or immersive approaches (e.g., VR/AR, remote labs) - Methods to enhance efficiency, scalability, and compliance assurance - Approaches to improving learner engagement and outcomes Through this market engagement, Yorkshire Water aims to: - Understand the range of supplier delivery models available - Identify best practice in managed learning services - Explore innovative approaches to training delivery - Inform the structure and scope of a potential future procurement

Planning Information

Interested suppliers are invited to: - Provide a written overview of their services and capabilities - Describe relevant experience delivering similar solutions - Outline proposed delivery models (end-to-end or component-based) - Share examples of innovation and technology-enabled solutions Please send the above in an Email with the subject " Learning Delivery Services for Health & Safety" to Kevin.Keenan@yorkshirewater.co.uk by no later than 5PM on 16/06/2026 Yorkshire Water may also invite selected suppliers to participate in follow-up engagement activities, such as: - Supplier presentations - Workshops - One-to-one discussions Yorkshire Water may not be able to engage with all respondents and reserves the right to select a representative sample based on relevance and capability. Participation, or non participation, will not affect any future procurement process nor will it confer any advantage in any subsequent procurement process.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ac29
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052353-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71317200 - Health and safety services

71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jun 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Jun 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD6 2SZ
Post Town
Bradford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Royds
Westminster Constituency
Bradford South

Further Information

Notice Documents

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