Scope
Description
Carmarthenshire County Council seek to establish a framework for the delivery of first aid training courses, including Paediatric Emergency First Aid at Work (one day), First Aid at Work (three day), Emergency First Aid at Work (one day), including where required a range of specialist content such as Anaphylaxis Management, Catastrophic Bleeding Management, and Choking Rescue Techniques.
The training is delivered on an 'as required' basis, and Providers should note there may be a need to deliver multiple courses at different venues across the Council on the same day.
The Framework Agreement shall be for 3 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to 12 months.
As this will be a framework agreement, the Authority cannot commit to a stated value of expenditure or guarantee a specific number of courses, however past experience suggests there is sufficient demand to run the following number of courses each year:
• Paediatric Emergency First Aid courses - approx. 30 per year
• Emergency First Aid courses - approx. 12 per year
• First Aid at Work courses - approx. 3 per year
Training will be provided in Council premises i.e. libraries, schools, care homes etc. however, depending on course or team needs these may change during the course of the Framework Agreement, but will always remain within Council premises.
Total value (estimated)
- £200,000 excluding VAT
- £240,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 3 December 2025 to 2 December 2028
- Possible extension to 2 December 2029
- 4 years
Description of possible extension:
The Framework Arrangement will be for 3 years with an option to be extended for a further period of up to 12 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKL14 - South West Wales
Participation
Conditions of participation
As per tender documentation. Information relating to the tender pack will become available in the below threshold tender notice.
Cost / Quality percentage split is subject to change.
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
3 September 2025
Tender submission deadline
15 October 2025, 2:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
This procurement exercise will be conducted on https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality | 60.00% |
| Cost | Cost | 40.00% |
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Carmarthenshire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTVL-7854-TMRZ
County Hall
Carmarthen
SA31 1JP
United Kingdom
Region: UKL14 - South West Wales
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Wales