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title: "18/0753 First Aid Training"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000778214"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MORAY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-05-06"
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# 18/0753 First Aid Training

Buyer: MORAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000778214

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## Summary

Moray Council recently concluded a procurement process titled "18/0753 First Aid Training" under the services category, specifically addressing general public services. This contract, with an estimated value of GBP 75,000, was initiated through an open procurement method. Based in Elgin, this initiative aimed at equipping approximately 500 Moray Council employees with up-to-date first aid certification. The procurement process, which began with the release of a tender on 19th September 2024, moved to the award stage by 6th May 2025. Contracts were signed with First Stop Safety Training LTD and Green Cross Training Ltd to provide training within the Moray area, beginning in January 2025 and running until December 2027, with the option of a one-year extension.

This procurement offers substantial opportunities for businesses in the training and certification industry. Companies that specialise in first aid training, particularly those with necessary accreditations and an established track record of similar projects, were well-positioned to compete in this open tender. SMEs like First Stop Safety Training LTD and Green Cross Training Ltd successfully leveraged their capabilities to secure portions of this contract, highlighting the viability for smaller enterprises to expand into public sector engagements through strategic bidding in targeted service areas.

## Notice

Moray Council requires Contractor(s) to deliver, assess and certificate first aid courses, Moray Council gives no guarantee as to the volume of Services required for this Contract Moray Council requires to ensure that its workforce is properly trained in first aid. We currently have around 500 members of staff who require to hold and maintain a current first aid certificate. This also requires requalification training to be carried out for each individual on a 3 year cycle. To maintain all current First Aiders certification within the Council and have the ability to train new First Aiders to the required certification, the Contractor must be able to deliver, assess and certificate the following First Aid Courses, to the relevant standards: o First Aid at Work 3 day Course o First Aid at Work Requalification 2 day course o Emergency First Aid at Work 1 day course To maintain all current First Aiders certification within Early Years establishments, run by Moray Council and also in partner agencies. Have the ability to train new First Aiders to the required certification, the Contractor must be able to deliver, assess and certificate the following First Aid Courses, to the relevant standards: o Emergency Paediatric First Aid

### Lot Information

First Aid Training - Corporate

This procurement is being carried out as an open tender, bidders are free to submit a bid for either service area, or for both. All questions contained in the tender pack, available on PCS-Tender require a response from bidders.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Renewal: This arrangement may be extended for a further period of 1x12 months, following initial contract period

First Aid - Early Years

This procurement is being carried out as an open tender, bidders are free to submit a bid for either service area, or for both. All questions contained in the tender pack, available on PCS-Tender require a response from bidders.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 8 and 9 of the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

Renewal: This agreement may be extended for a further period of 1x12 months following initial contract period

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529653 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £75,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MORAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | ELGIN |
| Post town | Inverness |
| Postcode | IV30 1BX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Moray |
| Electoral ward | Elgin City North |
| Westminster constituency | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey |
| Delivery location | TLM62 Inverness and Nairn, Moray, and Badenoch and Strathspey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | FIRST STOP SAFETY TRAINING; GREEN CROSS TRAINING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 45214800 - Training facilities building
- 79632000 - Personnel-training services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80520000 - Training facilities
- 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
- 80531200 - Technical training services

## Release History

- 6 May 2025 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529653
- 19 Sep 2024 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP514592

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP514592
  18/0753 First Aid Training - Moray Council requires Contractor(s) to deliver, assess and certificate first aid courses, Moray Council gives no guarantee as to the volume of Services required for this Contract Moray Council requires to ensure that its workforce is properly trained in first aid. We currently have around 500 members of staff who require to hold and maintain a current first aid certificate. This also requires requalification training to be carried out for each individual on a 3 year cycle. To maintain all current First Aiders certification within the Council and have the ability to train new First Aiders to the required certification, the Contractor must be able to deliver, assess and certificate the following First Aid Courses, to the relevant standards: o First Aid at Work 3 day Course o First Aid at Work Requalification 2 day course o Emergency First Aid at Work 1 day course To maintain all current First Aiders certification within Early Years establishments, run by Moray Council and also in partner agencies. Have the ability to train new First Aiders to the required certification, the Contractor must be able to deliver, assess and certificate the following First Aid Courses, to the relevant standards: o Emergency Paediatric First Aid
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529653
  18/0753 First Aid Training - Moray Council requires Contractor(s) to deliver, assess and certificate first aid courses, Moray Council gives no guarantee as to the volume of Services required for this Contract Moray Council requires to ensure that its workforce is properly trained in first aid. We currently have around 500 members of staff who require to hold and maintain a current first aid certificate. This also requires requalification training to be carried out for each individual on a 3 year cycle. To maintain all current First Aiders certification within the Council and have the ability to train new First Aiders to the required certification, the Contractor must be able to deliver, assess and certificate the following First Aid Courses, to the relevant standards: o First Aid at Work 3 day Course o First Aid at Work Requalification 2 day course o Emergency First Aid at Work 1 day course To maintain all current First Aiders certification within Early Years establishments, run by Moray Council and also in partner agencies. Have the ability to train new First Aiders to the required certification, the Contractor must be able to deliver, assess and certificate the following First Aid Courses, to the relevant standards: o Emergency Paediatric First Aid

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- http://www.moray.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000778214
- https://scotcourts.gov.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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