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Provision of an Adult Cycle Programme

Lancashire County Council

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16 Oct 2026 at 10:50

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire County Council intends to procure providers to deliver an Adult Cycle Programme across Lancashire. The service will comprise adult cycling activities and interventions, divided into lots covering districts. It supports the council’s aims to improve health and wellbeing, encourage active lifestyles and active travel, reduce health inequalities and contribute to environmental sustainability. The work is a combination of cycling-related training and sporting services. Delivery is across Lancashire, including the county’s districts.

This is at the planning stage: the council has announced its intention to procure, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to publish the tender notice on 9 November 2026. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with a possible extension to 30 March 2031. The procurement is divided into lots by district. The estimated value is above the applicable threshold, but no amount is stated. A market-awareness stage is planned, with interested organisations encouraged to register on the council’s e-tendering portal and able to register interest by email to receive notification of the tender notice. No evaluation basis or detailed participation requirements are set out at this stage.

The work is suited to providers able to design and deliver cycling activities and interventions for adults across local districts. Suppliers with experience in adult cycling, sports provision or relevant training services are likely to be well placed to prepare, particularly those able to organise delivery across multiple local areas and support participation in active travel. The programme links delivery to health and wellbeing, reducing health inequalities and environmental sustainability, so providers able to align their activities with these outcomes should consider the fit. The council has not yet set out technical standards, accreditations or capacity thresholds; interested organisations can use the planning period to monitor the forthcoming procurement and prepare for a district-based lot structure.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of an Adult Cycle Programme

Notice Description

Lancashire County Council is providing advance notice of its intention to procure a provider to deliver an Adult Cycle Programme across Lancashire. The Adult Cycle Programme forms part of the Council's wider ambitions to improve health and wellbeing outcomes, encourage active lifestyles, support active travel, reduce health inequalities and contribute towards environmental sustainability objectives. The successful provider/s will be expected to deliver adult cycling activities and interventions. The activities will be divided into Lots and districts.

Planning Information

This notice is being issued to raise market awareness of the forthcoming opportunity and enable interested organisations to prepare for participation in the procurement process. Suppliers interested in this opportunity are encouraged to ensure that they are registered on Lancashire County Council's e-tendering portal to enable access to procurement opportunities and tender documentation once published. The Lancashire County Council Supplier Portal can be accessed via: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/ In addition, organisations wishing to receive a notification when the Tender Notice is published may register their interest by emailing: contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk with the subject heading: "Adult Cycle Programme - Expression of Interest" Please include the organisation name, primary contact name, email address and telephone number within the email.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078933
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097795-2026
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

80 - Education and training services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

92600000 - Sporting services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
9 Nov 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 0LD
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre, TLD45 Mid Lancashire, TLD46 East Lancashire, TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Further Information

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