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Rail Training Support Services

Birmingham Metropolitan college · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 19:07.

Opportunity overview

1. Drug and Alcohol Testing and General Medicals required by the Rail industry 2. Sponsorship 3. E- Learning in advance of Safety Critical courses 4. Safety Critical Training and Assessments 5. Employment outcomes with progression to a white hat.

Classification

  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • Lot 1£660k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
26/27/02
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
15 May 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
8 May 2026, 15:00

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Responses to Questions Raised has been added to the Documents list to provide further clarity of the college's requirements
Id
036231-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
660,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price for Drug and Alcohol Testing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price for Employment Sponsorship

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price for E- learning and Safety Critical Assessments

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
price
Name
Price for Safety Critical Course Assessments

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Experience and Reputation

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 6
Type
quality
Name
Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 7
Type
quality
Name
Sustainability and Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Possible extension after 12 months depending on satisfactory outcomes, achievement of KPI's, approval of funding and approval from funder.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-15010
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 2
Id
A-15012
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 3
Id
A-15057
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet
Entry 4
Id
A-15076
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 5
Id
A-15102
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 6
Id
036231-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
21 Apr 2026, 15:33
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Birmingham Metropolitan college
Id
GB-UKPRN-10006442

Identifier

Scheme
GB-UKPRN
Id
10006442

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDMQ-8438-WVCJ

Address

Street Address
BMET - Jennens Road
Locality
Birmimgham
Postal Code
B4 7PS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmimgham · UKG31 · B4 7PS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 035605-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 035945-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 036077-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 036231-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·