---
title: "Soft Market Testing Questionnaire for Essential and Continuous Professional Development training for staff"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0528db"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON"
published: "2025-05-29"
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# Soft Market Testing Questionnaire for Essential and Continuous Professional Development training for staff

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0528db

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## Summary

The London Borough of Merton is in the planning stage of a procurement exercise aimed at securing new contracts for training services. This initiative, titled "Soft Market Testing Questionnaire for Essential and Continuous Professional Development training for staff," falls under the services category and is situated in Morden, United Kingdom. The procurement process starts with a preliminary market engagement, and interested parties are required to engage by 13th June 2025. The plans include a focus on various training areas such as Health and Safety, Leadership and Management Skills, Digital Skills, and Wellbeing, with contracts scheduled to commence on 1st April 2026, running until 1st April 2030.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education and training services, particularly those with expertise in professional development and digital skills training. Companies that can provide comprehensive Health and Safety, management, and wellbeing training packages would be well-positioned to compete. Engaging with this tender could help businesses expand their service offerings and secure long-term government contracts, fostering sustainable growth and establishing strategic partnerships with a public authority.

## Notice

The London Borough of Merton ("the Authority") is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise to procure new contracts for our training provision in a number of different areas, both mandatory and continuous professional development training. We are interested in the following areas: Health and Safety, to include First Aid and Fire Safety Leadership and management skills Digital skills, to include Microsoft programmes such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, SharePoint Wellbeing, to include both mental and physical wellbeing training The Authority would like to discuss the provision of Essential and Continuous Professional Development

### Planning Information

The London Borough of Merton (“the Authority”) is seeking to undertake a procurement exercise to procure new contracts for our training provision in a number of different areas, both mandatory and continuous professional development training. We are interested in the following areas:
Health and Safety, to include First Aid and Fire Safety
Leadership and management skills
Digital skills, to include Microsoft programmes such as Excel, Word, Powerpoint, SharePoint
Wellbeing, to include both mental and physical wellbeing training
The Authority would like to discuss the provision of Essential and Continuous Professional Development

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028467-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 1 Apr 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON |
| Locality | MORDEN |
| Post town | Sutton |
| Postcode | SM4 5DX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Merton |
| Electoral ward | Merton Park |
| Westminster constituency | Wimbledon |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 29 May 2025 at 13:10 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028467-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028467-2025
  29th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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