Bikeability Cycle Training

Reading Borough Council are seeking an experienced and fully accredited Bikeability cycle training provider to deliver cycle training to young people in the Borough.

The successful Contractor will be expected to deliver Bikeability Level 1, 2 & 3 training in schools, predominately throughout the school day during term time. Bikeability Level 3 should be delivered to Secondary Schools either afterschool or within school holidays, unless training can be delivered as part of lessons, such as PHSE or Physical Education. The Contractor will also be responsible for organising and delivering open training sessions at other suitable venues during school holidays.

Bikeability Level 1 is expected to be delivered to children in Year 4 and below and attending schools identified by the Council. Bikeability combined Level 1/2 is available to children in Years 5 and 6 at Primary School. Bikeability Level 3 is available to children in Year 6 following the completion of Level 1/2 in Year 5, or for pupils in Secondary Schools in Years 7 – 9. Both Bikeability Level 2 and 3 can also be delivered at private schools to pupils in equivalent year groups.

The contract, which is subject to Government funding, is expected to be delivered between April 2017 and March 2020, and may be extended to August 2020 subject to funding. The confirmed figures for Bikeability delivery between April 2017 and March 2020 are included within the specification. These figures are subject to change should additional funding become available to enable us to increase the number of children participating in the scheme.

All Bikeability training must be delivered by qualified National Standard Instructors and meet or exceed the minimum requirements set out in the Bikeability Delivery Guide. For more information, see: https://professionals.bikeability.org.uk/documents/.

In addition to the core service being procured as part of this exercise, the Council may also require the successful Contractor to deliver Bikeability Plus modules, including Fix, Learn to Ride and Recycle, as well as provide additional cycle training / services should funding become available. Further details of these requirements can be found under 1.12 of the specification.

Additional information: The procurement exercise will be conducted in accordance with the information contained in the procurement documents. The contracting authority does not bind itself to enter into any contract as a result of the publication of this notice and will not, under any circumstances, have any liability for any costs any person responding to this notice incurs in any part of the tender process.

The services are to be procured under an open procedure and organisations interested in expressing an interest should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council's e-tendering system at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc (Project Reference No. RBC 00000195 refers), and complete as instructed.

The Portal is free of charge - to register please follow the supplier registration guidance which is available on the Portal. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the tender documents and return them electronically via the Council's e-tendering portal. The deadline for return of the tender is Friday 16th December 2016 at 12.00 hours.

Please note: you must register your interest via the Council's e-tendering portal if you intend to submit a tender. Interested parties must log onto the Council's e-tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc, to express an interest and download the procurement documents. All communications regarding this procurement exercise will be conducted through the Council's e-tendering portal including requests for clarifications or general enquiries. The procurement documents will be available for download up until the closing time and date for tender submissions, it is the organisation's responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned electronically, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated. Before completing the tender, potential providers/suppliers should ensure that the e-mail address that has been used to register their organisation will be checked regularly as the Council's e-tendering system will generate automatic notifications to this e-mail address when there are updates, changes or messages sent relating to the project. Potential bidders should also check that their organisation's details are correct and kept up to date.

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