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title: "Intensive School Engagement (Cycling & Scooting) Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02f86b"
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buyer: "PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL"
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# Intensive School Engagement (Cycling & Scooting) Service

Buyer: PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f86b

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## Summary

Plymouth City Council is currently overseeing the procurement process for the "Intensive School Engagement (Cycling & Scooting) Service", which falls under the education and training services category. This initiative, aimed at enhancing active travel among schoolchildren, is in the active tender stage and seeks engagement with at least 60 schools in Plymouth and its urban fringe. The procurement method used is an open procedure, and the budget for this contract is set at £283,000. The tender period concluded on 7 January 2022, and the contract has options for extension, offering potential longevity for the service.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on educational services, active transport solutions, and community engagement initiatives. Companies specialising in consultancy for active travel, cycling education, and health promotion will find this procurement particularly relevant. By engaging in this process, businesses can contribute to improving public health and environmental sustainability while expanding their client base within local authority contracts.

## Notice

Plymouth City Council ("The Council") has successfully secured funding allowing the continued delivery of Plymotion the Council's successful behavioural change programme. The focus of Plymotion is on workplaces, schools, and new developments in key growth areas of the city. Through Plymotion we will support businesses, schools and residents in new developments to walk, cycle and use the bus for regular journeys they make. Through the Intensive School Engagement Service (Cycling and Scooting) Service, Plymotion will fund engagement with a minimum of 60 schools within Plymouth and its urban fringe. This will allow the programme to engage with an anticipated 12,235 pupils who will benefit from improved safety and physical access to education and better concentration levels in school. Furthermore, when they leave school, they will be better equipped to access jobs and training actively and affordably.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The overall aim of the service is to increase the number of young people travelling to school actively and/or sustainably with a particular focus on areas that have seen infrastructure improvements and with a particular focus on the strategic growth areas, and areas with high health inequalities. With Specific Aims as follows: * To reduce the number of young people travelling to school by car - with a shift to active travel modes or use of public transport. * For schools that have been previously engaged as a minimum the target is to achieve levels of cycling, scooting and walking that were achieved by the previous schools engagement programme * For schools that have not previously been engaged: doubling of cycling and scooting on pre-engagement levels reflecting a reduction in journeys to school by car with no significant reduction in levels of walking. * To raise awareness of the benefits of active travel in schools and the wider school community of parents and teachers. To create a culture of active travel within project schools and the wider school community of parents and teachers that can be sustained once the project has ended * Work in partnership with the City's Bikeability provider, in order to maximise the benefits of all programmes. * Maximise awareness of, and participation in, activities associated with the wider Plymotion programme amongst school children and the wider school community of parents and teachers.

Options: Subject to funding, there is an option to extend Contract by 2 further periods of 1 year. (1yr + 1yr).

Renewal: The contract is for an initial period of 7 months with a possible extension period of 2 x 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010557-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £283,000 |
| Lots value | £283,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £283,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL1 3BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | St Peter and the Waterfront |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport |
| Delivery location | TLK41 Plymouth |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SUSTRANS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
- 98336000 - Training, workout or aerobic services

## Release History

- 25 Apr 2022 at 09:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010557-2022
- 19 Nov 2021 at 13:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028924-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/
- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

## Provenance

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