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Educational Visits Advisory Service

Salford City Council

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16 Oct 2026 at 15:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Salford City Council procured an Educational Visits Advisory Service, a specialist education advisory service supporting the council’s educational visits activity. The service falls within education and training services. Delivery is in Greater Manchester, in the North West of England. The contract was awarded to The North Yorkshire Council. This is a council-to-council service arrangement rather than a purchase of physical goods or construction work, and the requirement centres on advisory support for educational visits. The published scope identifies the service at this level, without breaking it down into specific tasks or outputs.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Salford City Council made a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The North Yorkshire Council was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 20 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its value is £82,319 excluding VAT and £98,782.80 including VAT. The requirement was arranged as a single lot. The available process information does not give an evaluation basis, eligibility conditions or a competitive assessment; the stated route was an award without competition.

For a supplier seeking to compete for a comparable requirement from Salford City Council, the relevant capability is delivering specialist education advice focused on educational visits. The award demonstrates that the council buys this service through a direct, below-threshold route without competition, rather than a published competitive evaluation. A credible future provider would need to show that it can deliver reliable advisory support in this specific area and work effectively with a local authority. The selected provider is another large council, suggesting that public-sector experience and the organisational capacity to sustain a multi-year service may be relevant. Keep the offer closely tied to educational visits advice; broader education or training provision alone would not establish a fit with this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Educational Visits Advisory Service

Notice Description

Provision of an Education Advisory service

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0789c5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098063-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
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
£82,319 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 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
Salford City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M27 5DA
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Swinton & Wardley
Westminster Constituency
Worsley and Eccles

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

North Yorkshire Council

Further Information

Notice Documents

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