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Life Support Training Course

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

18 Sep 2026 at 09:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

28 Jul 2026 at 16:03

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

28 Jul 2026 at 15:49

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Belfast Health & Social Care Trust procured life support training services for its clinical workforce. The requirement covers life support training courses, learning platforms, course materials and registration, together with accreditation and certification. The service is intended to provide nationally recognised training and certification through Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) programmes. Delivery is across the United Kingdom, with the buyer based in Belfast. This is a services requirement in the professional training and workforce development market, relevant to organisations providing clinical education, life support instruction, training platforms, course administration or certification-related services. The requirement is specifically tied to RCUK-accredited programmes, their official materials and associated quality assurance arrangements.

The procurement has been completed and awarded by direct award to Resuscitation Council UK. The award was made on 28 July 2026 under the Procurement Act 2023 because RCUK owns and provides the relevant accreditation, certification, course materials and quality assurance arrangements, creating exclusive rights and an absence of competition for technical reasons. The awarded value is £171,640 including tax. The award covers one lot and is above the relevant threshold. The award period runs from 10 August 2026 to 8 August 2031. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026, runs from 25 August 2026 to 25 August 2031, and has the same value. The contract is active.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from a major healthcare trust for life support training serving a clinical workforce. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would need established capability to deliver structured clinical training, manage learning platforms and registrations, supply controlled course materials, and support certification at organisational scale. The buyer’s stated requirement is for nationally recognised RCUK accreditation and certification, with associated quality assurance; RCUK is identified as the sole provider of those official arrangements for this programme. A credible competitor for any broader or differently specified future requirement would therefore need strong clinical education governance, reliable course administration, recognised accreditation arrangements and the capacity to maintain consistent training quality across the Trust’s workforce.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Life Support Training Course

Notice Description

Procurement Life Support Training courses/learning platforms/materials/ registration

Procurement Information

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust intends to award a contract to Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) for the provision of Life Support training accreditation and certification services. The Trust requires nationally recognised RCUK-accredited training and certification for its clinical workforce. RCUK is the sole owner and provider of the accreditation, certification, course materials and quality assurance arrangements associated with these programmes. No alternative supplier can provide official RCUK accreditation or certification. It has been therefore determined that only RCUK can meet its requirements and that the contract may be awarded directly under the Procurement Act 2023 due to the absence of competition for technical reasons and the existence of exclusive rights. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d598
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088481-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£171,640 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£171,640 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
25 Aug 2026 - 25 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT12 6BA
Postcode Area
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN06 Belfast
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Falls
Westminster Constituency
Belfast West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RESUSCITATION COUNCIL (UK)

Further Information

Notice Documents

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