--- title: "Soft Market Testing Questionnaire for Essential and Continuous Professional Development training for staff" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-052990" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-052990" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-052990.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-052990.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON" published: "2025-05-30" --- # Soft Market Testing Questionnaire for Essential and Continuous Professional Development training for staff Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052990 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-052990) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-052990.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Merton is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process to secure new contracts for essential and continuous professional development training for its staff. This process is particularly focused on areas such as Health and Safety, Leadership and Management skills, Digital Skills, and Wellbeing. The procurement falls under the category of Education and Training Services and is designed to operate from 1st April 2026 to 1st April 2030. Key stakeholders can engage with the milestone scheduled for 13th June 2025. This planning phase is indicative of the Authority's commitment to enhancing staff capabilities through structured training programmes, classified as public authority sub-central government activities, and is managed from Merton's Civic Centre in Morden. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in training services, particularly those offering courses related to Health and Safety, Leadership and Management, Digital skills with Microsoft programmes, and Wellbeing. Companies experienced in professional development services can leverage this opportunity to expand their clientele by partnering with a prominent public authority in the UK. Given the long-term nature of this contract and the commitment to ongoing professional development, this tender is ideally suited for service providers focused on delivering comprehensive training solutions that align with the public sector's goals of continuous staff improvement and capability enhancement. ## 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 Advert address below: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=00841de5-8e3c-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True ### 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/028735-2025 | | 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 | 30 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 - 30 May 2025 at 10:51 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028735-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028735-2025 30th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=00841de5-8e3c-f011-8136-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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