AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Milton Keynes City Council, acting as lead authority in a joint procurement with local authorities and the BLMK Integrated Care Board, awarded a two-year mental health, suicide prevention and bereavement-by-suicide training programme to Laura Burke Training and Consultancy Ltd.
Published outcomeA contract was signed on 29 December 2025 and is recorded as active, running from 19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £90,000 excluding VAT (£108,000 including VAT) for training supporting frontline professionals and volunteers across the stated partnership area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Laura Burke Training and Consultancy Ltd
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £90,000 excluding VAT; £108,000 including VAT GBP · Awarded; associated active contract
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Award 1 names Laura Burke Training and Consultancy Ltd as supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records £90,000 net and £108,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete; award and active contract recorded
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The tender status is "complete"; award 1 and contract 1 are both recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 29 December 2025
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2025-12-29.
Contract term
99% confidence19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-01-19 and endDate 2028-01-18.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£90,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 90000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£108,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 108000 GBP.
Process value maximum
85% confidence£75,000
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The process-level value_max field is 75000 GBP, with no published value basis.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence3 November 2025, 12:00 UTC
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The process submission_deadline is 2025-11-03T12:00:00+00:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence29 December 2025
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2025-12-29.
Contract start
99% confidence19 January 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-01-19.
Contract end
99% confidence18 January 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-01-18T23:59:59+00:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice records datePublished as 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMental health, suicide prevention and support training programme
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The contract title is "Mental Health, Suicide Prevention & Support Training Programme".
Training elements
99% confidenceMental Health First Aid; Suicide Prevention; Bereavement by suicide training
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The published description lists these three elements.
Intended users
98% confidenceFrontline professionals and volunteers delivering services or support to residents
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The published description states the programme is for frontline staff, including professionals and volunteers.
Geographic coverage stated in description
98% confidenceBedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
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The published description identifies these geographical boundaries.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 80561000 — Health training services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 80561000 with description "Health training services".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender records procurementMethod as "open" and procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - open competition".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list beyond the awardee, scoring or evaluation information is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceTwo years
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The published description states a two-year term, and the recorded dates span 19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028.
Termination
94% confidenceSubject to the Conditions of Contract
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The description states the term applies unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal provisions
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Published commercial baseline
98% confidence£90,000 excluding VAT over the recorded two-year term
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Contract 1 records a net value of £90,000 and dates from 19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028.
Value comparability
94% confidenceThe process-level maximum (£75,000) differs from the recorded contract value (£90,000 net; £108,000 gross)
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The process record has value_max of £75,000 without a stated basis; contract 1 explicitly records £90,000 net and £108,000 gross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value basis clarity
95% confidenceThe £75,000 process maximum has no published value basis, while the contract reports explicit net and gross values.
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process.value_max is 75000 with value_basis null; contract 1 records amount 90000 and amountGross 108000.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The supplied lot record contains only id 1 and status complete.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation scores and award rationale.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
Geographic coding
93% confidenceThe structured delivery address lists UKJ12, while the narrative describes coverage across Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.
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Award item deliveryAddresses lists region UKJ12; the description lists the wider partnership geography.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published process-level maximum of £75,000 has no stated value basis and differs from the explicit contract value.
- No award date is supplied for award 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, unsuccessful suppliers and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension or renewal options are published.
- The structured delivery region does not fully express the wider service geography described in the narrative.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Suicide Prevention TrainingMilton Keynes City CouncilLaura Burke Training and Consultancy Ltdmental health trainingsuicide prevention trainingpublic contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Suicide Prevention Training contract?
Laura Burke Training and Consultancy Ltd is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract records £90,000 excluding VAT and £108,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded period is 19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028.
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