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Natural Resources Wales

NRW First Aid Training Framework 2026

EducationCPV 80560000
Value£250k
Deadline17 Aug 2026
Published23 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 23 Jul 202624 days leftCloses 17 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Emma L Brown
emma.l.brown@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

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£250ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

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The brief

NRW is seeking a framework agreement for the provision of First Aid training services across Wales.

A framework is required to deliver the first Aid requirements of NRW to ensure staff are confident and competent to carry out daily activities, we have approx.1193 staff across Wales, that require training for their role that are at various points of their accreditations.

The framework will cover the following courses:- First aid at work- First aid at work requalification- Emergency First aid- Emergency First aid + ForestryThe NRW staff requiring training are majority field based, working in a range of environments from forestry, marine and industrial sites therefore we need to ensure that the training is provided or delivered in local locations to help reduce travel in line with our committed to cutting carbon emissions.

Where possible we will use NRW offices to host closed NRW courses however having access to public courses for locations where numbers are limited is a requirement.The anticipated duration of the framework agreement will be 4 Years (2 year initial period, with the option to extend by 12 months for a further 2 years giving a maximum total duration of four years).The framework agreement will be divided into 2 lots as set out below.

Lot 1 North & Mid WalesCorresponding to the combined local authority areas of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire & Wrexham, Powys & CeredigionLot 2 South WalesCorresponding to the combined local authority areas of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport & Monmouthshire

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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A framework is required to deliver

A framework is required to deliver the first Aid requirements of NRW to ensure staff are confident and competent to carry out daily activities, we have approx.1193 staff across Wales, that require training for their role that are at various points of their accreditations.

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1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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