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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: PERSONAL SAFETY AWARENESS TRAINING
2. Awarding Authority: Apex Housing Association, GB. Web: www.apex.org.uk (eTenders Messaging System)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Open/Competitive Flexible
4. Description: The Awarding Authority 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.
5. CPV Code(s): 80000000, 79632000, 80562000, 80550000, 80560000
6. NUTS code(s): UKN, UKN1, UKN10
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Northern Ireland, Derry City And Strabane.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: CfT CA Unique ID: Apex-40
APX016
9. Estimated value of requirement: Estimated annual value of £20k.
10. Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 9.3.2026 (14:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web:
12. Other information: Evaluation Mechanism: MAT
Services, Works, Goods: Services
CPC Category: Education and vocational education services
Directive: UK
CfT Involves: A Public Contract
First Cycle: Public
Tender Structure Envelope Type: Qualification/Technical/Financial
Special Regime Contract: No
Contact Point: eTenders Messaging System
Award per Item: No
Above or Below Threshold: Below
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
TKR-2026217-EX-1866868