24-T05 - Framework Agreement for Lot 1 - Supply of external tutor(s) for Driver Training Courses and Lot 2 - Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the Tutor(s), vehicles and venues)
✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 18:16.
Opportunity overview
The Authority has a specialist Driver Training Unit that provides ambulance driver training to
primarily new starters and graduate paramedics requiring emergency blue light driver training
and
also non-emergency driver training to Patient Transport Services (PTS) staff.
Driver Training includes the use of ambulances, patient transport vehicles and rapid response
vehicles. Students needs depend on whether the students are, Emergency Care Assistants
(ECA),
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) or Paramedics operating on A&E response vehicles or
patient
transport services or other clinical groups.
This is a procurement to establish a Framework Agreement of multiple suppliers who can
support the
Authority when workloads fluctuate, and our own in-house Driver Training Unit does not have
capacity to undertake all course requirements. Volumes of personnel requiring driver training
fluctuate with changes to workforce requirements and additional newly recruited employees.
The Framework Agreement is split into two (2) Lots:
Lot 1 - Supply of External Tutors
Lot 2 - Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the supply of external tutor(s), vehicles
and
venues)
The Following Trust can access this framework
East of England Ambulance Service
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
North East Ambulance Services NHS Foundation Trust
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Trust
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Welsh Ambulance NHS Trust
Scottish Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Classification
CPV80000000 — Education and training services
Lots
Supply of external tutor(s) for Driver Training Courses£600k
Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the supply of external tutor(s), vehicles and venues)£3.5m
Published notice details
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Supply of external tutor(s) for Driver Training Courses
Description
The Authority employs a specialist Driver
Training Unit that is looking to supplement it
with additional qualified trainers to operate from
centres throughout the Authority's
region (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex,
Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk).
Volumes of personnel requiring training fluctuate
with changes to workforce
requirements and additional directly employed
trainers are being recruited, but the
outsourced supplementary trainers could
account for approximately 25% of the total
team.
Driver Training includes the use of ambulances,
patient transport vehicles and rapid
response vehicles. Students needs depend on
whether the students are Ambulance
Care Assistants (ACA), Emergency Care
Assistants (ECA), Emergency Medical
Technicians (EMT) or Paramedics operating on
A&E response vehicles or Patient
Transport Services or other clinical groups.
The Authority delivers a range of both
Emergency and Non-Emergency driving courses.
The Emergency Response Ambulance Driving
Course duration is currently 20 days and
Non-Emergency Services Driving Course is
currently 5 days. The course duration may
be subject to change during the life of this
Framework.
In addition to requiring an approved tutor for the
duration of a course, there may be
occasions when tutors are required for shorter
periods of time e.g. possibly for one
week only.
The courses are accredited by FutureQual. The
awarding body may be subject to
change during the life of this Framework.
Has Renewal
No
Has Options
No
Status
active
Value
Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP
Contract period
Duration In Days
1,440
Submission terms
Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the supply of external tutor(s), vehicles and venues)
Description
Volumes of personnel requiring training will
fluctuate with changes to workforce
requirements.
Driver Training includes the use of ambulances,
patient transport vehicles and rapid
response vehicles. Students needs depend on
whether the students are, Emergency
Care Assistants (ECA), Emergency Medical
Technicians (EMT) or Paramedics operating
on A&E response vehicles or other clinical
groups.
The Supplier will be required to deliver both
Emergency and Non-Emergency Driving
Courses.
The Supplier must be an accredited company and
hold the recognised qualification to
deliver the FutureQual courses.
The Supplier will be required to deliver the
following courses: including but not
limited to:
FutureQual Level 3 Certificate in Emergency
Response Ambulance Driving (L3CERAD)
FutureQual Level 3 Award in Patient Care
Services: Ambulance Driving
The FutureQual Level 3 Certificate in Emergency
Response Ambulance Driving
(L3CERAD) course duration is currently twenty
(20) days and conducted over four (4)
weeks. The FutureQual Level 3 Award in Patient
Care Services: Ambulance Driving is
course duration is currently five (5) days and
conducted over one (1) week. Course
duration may be subject to change during the life
of this contract. Suppliers must
follow the Futurequals accredited course
learning.
Buyer location · Melbourn · UK · SG86EN · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UK
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is running an open procedure to appoint multiple suppliers to a driver-training framework. Lot 1 covers supplementary external tutors; Lot 2 covers fully outsourced emergency and non-emergency driver-training courses, including tutors, vehicles and venues.
Who this may suit
Suitable for approved ambulance-driver training tutors and providers. Lot 2 is specifically for accredited providers able to deliver FutureQual ambulance-driving courses.
Key points identified
Emergency and non-emergency course deliveryDeliver both emergency and non-emergency driving courses.Evidence: Lot 2: "The Supplier will be required to deliver both Emergency and Non-Emergency Driving Courses."
FutureQual course deliveryDeliver FutureQual Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (L3CERAD) and FutureQual Level 3 Award in Patient Care Services: Ambulance Driving, among other courses.Evidence: Lot 2 lists these courses and states suppliers must follow the FutureQual accredited course learning.
Lot 2 bundled provisionProvide tutors, vehicles and venues as part of outsourced courses.Evidence: Lot 2 title: "Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the supply of external tutor(s), vehicles and venues)".
96% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is running an open procedure to appoint multiple suppliers to a driver-training framework. Lot 1 covers supplementary external tutors; Lot 2 covers fully outsourced emergency and non-emergency driver-training courses, including tutors, vehicles and venues.
Who this may suit
Suitable for approved ambulance-driver training tutors and providers. Lot 2 is specifically for accredited providers able to deliver FutureQual ambulance-driving courses.
Key deliverables
Lot 1: qualified external driver-training tutors.
Lot 2: emergency and non-emergency driving courses, tutors, vehicles and venues.
Training for ambulance, patient transport and rapid-response vehicle roles.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
FutureQual accreditation / recognised qualification to deliver FutureQual courses
97% confidence
Mandatory · Lot 2
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Lot 2: "The Supplier must be an accredited company and hold the recognised qualification to deliver the FutureQual courses."
Emergency and non-emergency course delivery
98% confidence
Deliver both emergency and non-emergency driving courses.
View supporting evidence
Lot 2: "The Supplier will be required to deliver both Emergency and Non-Emergency Driving Courses."
FutureQual course delivery
96% confidence
Deliver FutureQual Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (L3CERAD) and FutureQual Level 3 Award in Patient Care Services: Ambulance Driving, among other courses.
View supporting evidence
Lot 2 lists these courses and states suppliers must follow the FutureQual accredited course learning.
Lot 2 bundled provision
99% confidence
Provide tutors, vehicles and venues as part of outsourced courses.
View supporting evidence
Lot 2 title: "Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the supply of external tutor(s), vehicles and venues)".
Lot 1 tutor provision
96% confidence
Provide additional qualified trainers to supplement the Authority's in-house Driver Training Unit.
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Lot 1 describes "additional qualified trainers" and the lot is titled "Supply of external tutor(s) for Driver Training Courses".
Supplier eligibility requirements
94% confidence
Unknown beyond the Lot 2 accreditation and qualification requirement.
View supporting evidence
No further explicit supplier eligibility criteria are supplied.
Framework users
98% confidence
The framework may be accessed by the named ambulance trusts, including East of England, South Central, North East, Yorkshire, North West, West Midlands, East Midlands, South Western, South East Coast, London, Welsh and Scottish ambulance services.
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Opportunity description: "The Following Trust can access this framework" followed by the listed trusts.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Total framework value
98% confidence
Up to £4,000,000.
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Process value_max is GBP 4,000,000; lot values total £4,000,000.
Lot 1 value
99% confidence
£600,000.
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Lot 1 value_amount is GBP 600,000.
Lot 2 value
99% confidence
£3,500,000.
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Lot 2 value_amount is GBP 3,500,000.
Framework duration and pricing model
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No framework term, pricing schedule or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Lot 1 delivery area
98% confidence
Centres throughout Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Lot 1: trainers are to operate from centres throughout the Authority's region, listing these counties.
Lot 2 delivery location
94% confidence
Unknown; supplier is required to provide venues.
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Lot 2 title includes supply of venues, but no geographic delivery area is stated for this lot.
Indicative course duration
96% confidence
Emergency course currently 20 days/four weeks; non-emergency course currently 5 days/one week. Durations may change during the framework/contract.
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Lots 1 and 2 state the current durations and that they may be subject to change.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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Process procurement_method_details: "Open procedure".
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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Process display_status is "open" and notice_type is "tender".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
14 October 2026.
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Process and both lots show submission_deadline "2026-10-14".
Publication date
99% confidence
13 October 2026.
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Process published_at is "2026-10-13T16:41:00+01:00".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Very short published tender window
99% confidence
The supplied publication date is 13 October 2026 and the supplied submission deadline is 14 October 2026, giving an apparent one-day calendar window.
Training volumes fluctuate with workforce requirements and recruitment, so call-off demand is uncertain.
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Both the opportunity and lot descriptions state that volumes fluctuate with workforce requirements.
Course and awarding-body change
96% confidence
Course durations may change, and Lot 1 states that the awarding body may change during the framework.
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Lot 1: "The course duration may be subject to change" and "The awarding body may be subject to change during the life of this Framework."
Commercial and contractual detail absent
98% confidence
Framework term, call-off mechanism, pricing, payment terms and detailed evaluation criteria are unknown from the supplied evidence.
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No documents or fields containing these details are supplied.
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