Moving and Handling

Bury Council
North East
15 July 2025 to 1 August 2028

Delivery of moving and handling training programmes for council staff, focusing on safe patient and object handling techniques. The contract covers a multi-year period with potential for extension based on performance reviews, ensuring ongoing compliance with health and safety standards for staff working in social care and related environments.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £75k; As published
Published: 14 July 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 22 May 2025; First Response Training and Consultancy Services Ltd
Contract length: 37 months; Ends 1 August 2028

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of professional moving and handling training services for health and social care staff within local authority settings.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
14 July 2025
Contract awardedto First Response Training and Consultancy Services Ltd
22 May 2025
Contract starts
15 July 2025
Contract ends
1 August 2028

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The buyer

Type: Council
Social care training contracts, 24 months: 1
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How it compares

1.6× the typical social care training contract (£46k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/324436/moving-and-handling
Buyer reference: DN768442
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-055e67
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Bury Council. Moving and Handling. Contract award, 14 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/324436/moving-and-handling (accessed 12 October 2026).