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CfT: APX016 - Personal Safety Awareness Training
- Buyer Organisation:
- Apex Housing Association
- Title:
- APX016 - Personal Safety Awareness Training
- CfT CA Unique ID:
- Apex-40
- Evaluation Mechanism:
- MAT
- Description:
- Apex has a requirement for an external training provider to provide a training programme for personal safety awareness to our staff who have been identified as lone workers. The personal safety awareness provider should refer to Apex’s organisational policies (Appendix 1) Apex will provide the appointed provider all relevant information during contract mobilisation. The training should include but not be limited to • Definition of Lone Working and Personal Safety; • Employer and Employee Responsibilities; • Work-related Violence and Aggression; • Communication, verbal and non-verbal; • Undertaking a Dynamic Risk Assessment; • Control Measures – including best practice for home visits, use of lone working devices, use of distance etc; • Emotions and Reactions, Fight or flight; • Understanding causes of aggression, recognising early warning signs and how to deal with anger / aggression, including when to walk away / leave the situation; • Conflict Resolution Management - de-escalation / diffusion of situations, including physical disengagement (basic breakaway) techniques, what to do if attacked, self-defence and the legal context; • How to deal with emergency situations etc. • Suitable training for staff in General Needs Social Housing and Health and Social Care settings Contract duration 2 years with two optional 12 month extensions (2+1+1). This is a below threshold contract. Estimated annual value of £20k.
- Services, Works, Goods:
- Services
- CPC Category:
- Education and vocational education services
- Directive:
- UK
- Procedure:
- Open/Competitive Flexible
- CfT Involves:
- A Public Contract
- First Cycle:
- Public
- Tender Structure Envelope Type:
- Qualification/Technical/Financial
- Special Regime Contract:
- No
- CPV Codes:
- 80000000-Education and training services
79632000-Personnel-training services
80562000-First-aid training services
80550000-Safety training services
80560000-Health and first-aid training services - Contact Point:
- eTenders Messaging System
- Award per Item:
- No
- NUTS codes:
- UKN
- Above or Below Threshold:
- Below
- Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
- 09/03/2026 14:00
- End of clarification period:
- 02/03/2026 12:00
- Upload of documents within the clarifications:
- Yes
- Tenders Opening Date:
- 09/03/2026 14:30
- Allow suppliers to make an online Expression Of Interest:
- Yes
- Contract awarded in Lots:
- No
- EU funding:
- No
- Multiple tenders will be accepted:
- No
- Contract duration in months or years, excluding extensions:
- 48 months
- Validity of Tender in days or months:
- 90 days
- Date of Publication/Invitation:
- 16/02/2026 16:15
- Publication Date of Contract Award Notice:
- 10/09/2026 11:26