AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Somerset Council awarded Green Cross Training Limited a £190,355 contract to provide regulated first-aid training in the South West.
Published outcomeThe published award names one supplier, GREEN CROSS TRAINING LIMITED (company no. SC139237), for the full published award value.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier public-sector training-services award covering accredited first-aid courses for council employees and members of the public.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GREEN CROSS TRAINING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-728faf77-1ee5-4b73-ad84-e71028578891-1 · 190355 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Award supplier: Green Cross Training Ltd; supplier verification: verified exact-name match to GREEN CROSS TRAINING LIMITED, company no. SC139237; award value: £190,355.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record status is complete and award status is active.
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Process display_status: awarded; source_status: complete; award status: active; document description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder.
Award decision date
98% confidence10 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award datePublished and notice published_at: 2026-10-13T12:20:31+01:00.
Contract status
93% confidenceAn active award is published; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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Award status: active. No signature or contract execution field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£190,355
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Award value: 190355 GBP.
Tender value
98% confidence£190,000
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Tender value: 190000 GBP.
Value comparison
99% confidenceThe published award value is £355 higher than the tender value.
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Tender value: £190,000; award value: £190,355.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Bid submission deadline
98% confidence29 June 2026, 13:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-06-29T13:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence10 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Published initial end date
98% confidence30 August 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2029-08-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T12:20:31+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceHealth and first-aid training services (CPV 80560000).
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Tender classification: CPV 80560000, Health and first-aid training services.
Training requirement
98% confidenceRegulated first-aid training for employees and members of the public, including First Aid at Work, requalification, emergency, paediatric, refresher and bespoke children-and-adults courses.
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Tender description.
Accreditation requirement
97% confidenceCourses must be regulated by recognised awarding bodies, with valid certification where applicable.
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Tender description cites Ofqual, SQA and Welsh Government as examples.
Delivery area
96% confidenceSouth West, United Kingdom.
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Tender item delivery address region: South West; country: United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure above threshold.
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procurementMethod: open; procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure (above threshold).
SME suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs.
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Tender suitability.sme: true.
VCSE suitability
97% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs.
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Tender suitability.vcse: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidder identities and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence36 months.
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Tender description states an initial term of 36 months; published period runs from 1 September 2026 to 30 August 2029.
Extension provision
96% confidenceThe description states the term may extend up to 60 months, subject to annual reviews.
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Tender description.
Extension status
97% confidenceNo extension has been evidenced in the supplied award data.
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Published contract end date is 30 August 2029; no modification or extension record is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne supplier is named and the full published award value is allocated to that supplier; no lots are published.
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One award names one supplier and carries £190,355; lot_ids_json is null and no lots are supplied.
Demand profile
96% confidenceThe requirement combines workforce and public-facing training across multiple regulated first-aid course types.
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Tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe published award value (£190,355) differs from the tender value (£190,000). Both values are reported without assuming the reason for the difference.
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Tender value: £190,000; award value: £190,355.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: no explicit signature or execution confirmation.
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No contract signature, execution date or signed-contract field is present.
Lots and pricing
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: no lot titles, lot allocation or pricing breakdown.
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No lots supplied; award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not publish bid numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing detail.
- No explicit signed-contract or execution confirmation is supplied; an active award should not be interpreted as evidence of signature.
- No lot structure or individual course-level pricing is supplied.
- The published tender value and award value differ by £355; the source does not explain why.
- No confirmed extension, renewal decision or maximum end date is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Somerset CouncilGREEN CROSS TRAINING LIMITEDGreen Cross Trainingfirst aid traininghealth and first-aid training servicesCPV 80560000public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won North Somerset Council's first-aid training contract?
GREEN CROSS TRAINING LIMITED (company no. SC139237) is the verified supplier named in the published award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £190,355.
When does the contract start and end?
The published period starts on 1 September 2026 and ends on 30 August 2029. The requirement states that it may be extended up to 60 months subject to annual reviews.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.