Basic life support training tenders and contracts

UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

94 basic life support training tenders and contracts, 37 this year.

Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

  • Awarded a month£89k
  • Contracts a month0.8
  • Won by SMEs61%
  • Renewing in 6 months5
  • Frameworks and DPSs1
  • Live now1See them →

Basic life support training contracts

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19 contracts across the UK, of any size

Live now

1 basic life support training opportunity is open now

  1. Pre-market15 Oct 2026
    Resuscitation Training Support
    Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust · London
    Est.£237k
  2. Awarded5 Oct 2026
    ASLG - Life Support Training Courses
    Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG)
    £50k
  3. Awarded22 Sep 2026
    RCUK course registrations
    Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · North WestWon by Resuscitation Council (UK)
    £60k
  4. Awarded21 Sep 2026
    Life support Training Course
    Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
    £50k
  5. Awarded28 Aug 2026
    Training delivery, including Basic Life Support, and Manual Handling
    University of Derby · East MidlandsWon by A to E Training & Solutions Ltd
    £590k
  6. Awarded30 Jul 2026
    Resuscitation Training Services for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
    Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust · West MidlandsWon by A to E Training & Solutions Ltd
    £616k
  7. Awarded28 Jul 2026
    Life support training Course
    Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Resuscitation Council (UK)
    £172k
  8. Awarded30 Jun 2026
    Resuscitation manuals, registration of staff on courses and annual membership fee
    South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Resuscitation Council (UK)
    £70k
  9. Awarded16 Jun 2026
    Resuscitation manuals and Registration
    South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust · Northern IrelandWon by Resuscitation Council (UK)
    £70k
  10. Awarded3 Jun 2026
    Provision of ILS courses
    Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust · South EastWon by A to E Training & Solutions Ltd
    £14k

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Where to bid

Where basic life support training tenders are run

  • Atamis1 33%
  • Delta eSourcing1 33%
  • eTenderWales1 33%

Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.

A to E Training & Solutions Ltd won the most basic life support training contracts by value

Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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NHS and healthEducation
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1jointA to E Training & Solutions Ltd
London · SME · See every contract
7£2.3m7
1jointResuscitation Council (UK)
Northern Ireland · See every contract
7£830k5
3 Resuscitation Services UK Ltd
West Midlands · SME · See every contract
2£88k1
4jointAdvanced Life Support Group (ALSG)
Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract
1£50k1
4jointPortsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Northern Ireland · See every contract
1£50k1
4jointSpark Medical
1Not published1

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Who buys

NHS and health bodies award 95% of basic life support training contracts

Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

NHS and health18 contractsEducation1 contractUnder £100k11 contracts · median £60k£100k to £1m8 contracts · median £277k
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4 buyers bought basic life support training more than once in the last 2 years

Each dot is a buyer, by how many basic life support training contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.

9 buyers1 contract2 buyers2 contracts2 buyers3 or 4 contracts0 buyers5 or more contracts

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many basic life support training contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

NHS and healthEducation
£10k£100k£1m123Basic life support training contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLBirmingham and Solihull…University of DerbyNHS EnglandBelfast Health and Socia…South Eastern Health & S…Warrington and Halton Te…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust3£705k
2Belfast Health and Social Care Trust3£271k
3South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust2£140k
4Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust2£120k
5University of Derby1£590k
6Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust1£551k
7NHS England1£283k
8South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust1£270k
9West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust1£160k
10Southern Health and Social Care Trust1£115k

33 basic life support training contracts awarded since 2021

  1. 12021
  2. 32022
  3. 32023
  4. 72024
  5. 42025
  6. 152026 so far
Prices

Half of basic life support training contracts are worth £70k or less

NHS and healthEducation
£10k£100k£1m£10mMedian £70k
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The 10 biggest basic life support training contracts

  1. Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation TrustA to E Training & Solutions Ltd · 30 Jul 2026£616k
  2. University of DerbyA to E Training & Solutions Ltd · 28 Aug 2026£590k
  3. Oxleas NHS Foundation TrustA to E Training & Solutions Ltd · 15 Aug 2025£551k
  4. NHS EnglandResuscitation Council (UK) · 6 Mar 2025£283k
  5. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation TrustA to E Training & Solutions Ltd · 8 Jan 2026£270k
  6. Belfast Health and Social Care TrustResuscitation Council (UK) · 28 Jul 2026£172k
  7. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustA to E Training & Solutions Ltd · 1 Apr 2025£160k
  8. Southern Health and Social Care TrustResuscitation Council (UK) · 28 May 2026£115k
  9. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustA to E Training & Solutions Ltd · 1 Apr 2026£78k
  10. South Eastern Health & Social Care TrustResuscitation Council (UK) · 16 Jun 2026£70k
Renewing contracts

6 basic life support training contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months

5 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.

Ends in 6 weeks

Resuscitation Training NHSCT

Northern Health and Social Care Trust · Northern Ireland · 3-year contract
Held by Resuscitation Council (UK)
£75k
Ends Jan 2027

Waiver - BSMHT - Resuscitation Services Uk Ltd - Resus Training

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust · West Midlands · 1-year contract
Held by Resuscitation Services UK Ltd
£30k
Ends Feb 2027

Waiver - BSMHT - Resuscitation Services UK Ltd - Training Services

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust · West Midlands · 1-year contract
Held by Resuscitation Services UK Ltd
£58k
Basic life support training contract for an NHS bodyEast of England£100k to £1mEnds Mar 2027
Basic life support training contract for an NHS bodySouth EastUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Basic life support training contract for an NHS bodyWalesUnder £100kEnds Sep 2027
Where and when

Northern Ireland awards the most basic life support training contracts

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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The regions as a table
RegionOpen nowContractsValueTypical contractWon the mostBought the mostRenewing in 12 months
Northern Ireland06£527k£70kResuscitation Council (UK) (4)Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (3)1
West Midlands03£705k£58kResuscitation Services UK Ltd (2)Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (3)2
London13£1.1m£283kA to E Training & Solutions Ltd (2)–0
North West02£120k–Resuscitation Council (UK) (2)Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2)0
South East02£92k–A to E Training & Solutions Ltd (2)–1
East Midlands01£590k–––0
East of England01£160k–––1
Wales01£63k–––1
North East00Not published–––0
Yorkshire and the Humber00Not published–––0
South West00Not published–––0
Scotland00Not published–––0
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Key findings
  • £89k a month

    of basic life support training contracts awarded.

    Typical contract £67k x 1.3 contracts a month, last 12 months.
  • 5

    basic life support training contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.

    Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027.
  • 1

    framework or DPS is running for basic life support training work.

    1 open to join now.
  • 61%

    of basic life support training contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 18 award notices.

How many basic life support training tenders and contracts are there?

Since November 2021Last 12 months
Notices published9437
Contracts awarded3316

8 basic life support training contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 8 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 13 buyers awarded basic life support training contracts to 6 suppliers.

Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count

Questions

How many basic life support training contracts does the UK public sector award?

19 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 13 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector basic life support training contract worth?

The median is £70k, and 74% are worth less than £250k.

Which buyers award the most basic life support training contracts?

NHS and health bodies award 95% of them.

Which part of the UK awards the most basic life support training contracts?

Northern Ireland: 6 of 19 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the West Midlands (3) and London (3).

How many basic life support training contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?

6 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 20 December 2026. Another 1 ending is one-off work.

What is included

Life support courses for NHS and other clinical staff in the Resuscitation Council UK model: basic, immediate and advanced life support for adults, children and newborns, usually bought as a resuscitation training service across a trust or health board.

  • Resuscitation training services for NHS trusts
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) and Immediate Life Support (ILS) courses
  • Paediatric basic life support (PBLS) courses
  • National or health-board-wide life support training
  • Advanced, paediatric and newborn life support courses (not yet seen)

What is not included

  • First aid and basic life support for non-clinical staff (see First aid training)
  • Other clinical skills, simulation and patient safety training (see Clinical and mental health practice training for health teams)
  • Resuscitation manikins and training equipment (another industry: healthcare)