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title: "Moving and Handling and Hoist Training"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050697"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LEEDS CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-23"
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# Moving and Handling and Hoist Training

Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050697

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## Summary

Leeds City Council is organising a procurement process for delivering "Moving and Handling and Hoist Training" services, relevant to the education and training industry category. This initiative is part of the council's strategic planning stage, scheduled to be implemented from January 2026 through December 2030. The procurement exercise is set in Leeds, UK, with an opportunity reference number 97662. Currently, a market engagement exercise is underway, and interested suppliers must submit their questionnaires by 14th May 2025 at 12 noon. This exercise helps assess market capacity and interest before potentially progressing to a formal tender if multiple qualified providers are identified.

This procurement represents a significant growth opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs equipped to provide specialised training services for handling, hoist operations, and related assessments for both adult and children's occupational therapy needs. Companies with relevant expertise and experience stand to benefit from a potential contract valued at £117,600. By participating in the market engagement and possible future tender, businesses can establish themselves as key collaborators with a sub-central government authority, potentially opening doors to further public sector opportunities.

## Notice

Leeds City Council (the Council) is looking into a potential procurement option to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver a range of moving, handling and hoist training. This will include general moving, handling and hoist, optimised handling, and assessments/complexities for both adults and children's Occupational Therapists. This market sounding exercise is being undertaken in order to obtain views of suppliers and provide advance information for our Moving and Handling and Hoist training contract.

### Planning Information

A market sounding exercise is being undertaken via a questionnaire, which will be published on YORtender (https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=yortender.eu-supply.com). Suppliers are required to be registered on YORtender in order to access the questionnaire. Once logged in, please search for the opportunity using reference 97662.
Please complete the questionnaire and submit via the YORtender portal before the closing date (12 noon on Wednesday 14th May 2025).
Clarification questions should be raised via the YORtender portal prior to the deadline.
Interested parties should note that if this market sounding exercise identifies that the market is extremely limited or there is a lack of understanding regarding the subject matter, the council reserves the right to seek authorisation through its governance procedure to enter into a contract with an organisation that satisfies the criteria, as detailed in Appendix 1 of the questionnaire. If more than one organisation satisfies the requirements of the criteria, the service will be subject to a formal competitive tendering exercise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016633-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 14 May 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £117,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 1UR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 23 Apr 2025 at 15:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016633-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016633-2025
  23rd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=yortender.eu-supply.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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