26018 Bikeability Cycle Training Contract

Bikeability Child Cycle Training has been delivered in Cambridgeshire since 2007. The county is among the top 20 highest performing local authorities with around 6,000 pupils receiving the training per annum, representing approximately 80% of the eligible audience. Bikeability cycle training equips service users to choose cycling to travel more actively, more safely and more often, thus upholding the Council's following priorities: - Enable full, healthy lives for all (promoting active and independent living) - Ensure fairness and opportunity (through the best start for children and young people, and physical access to jobs) - Support a green and sustainable county The Bikeability Cycle Training Contract is being developed specifically to deliver the existing Bikeability grant award (2026 - 2029) and fulfil The Authority's grant recipient obligations, including the designated course level allocations. The Programme objective for training providers in 2026/2027 is: - Increase participation in, and achieve rider outcomes of, Level 2 Bikeability by the end of primary school (Year 6) to improve road safety, promoting responsible cycling behaviour, and benefitting health and wellbeing. To enable delivery of the overall objective, further sub-objectives have been outlined: - Prepare children for Level 2 through Level 1 and Learn to Ride - Encourage schools to take part in Bikeability Courses - Encourage participation in the Bikeability programme of under-represented groups Full details of the procurement procedure, the Contract, required Services, and the process for bidding for this opportunity are detailed within the associated tender documents. The Council is providing the total estimated value of the Contract in accordance with the PA23 requirements on valuing contracts and for transparency purposes. The estimate is however provided purely as a guide and no guarantee is given as to the actual value of the contract under that maximum. The Council reserves the right to