Notice Information
Notice Title
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)
Notice Description
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)
Lot Information
Supply of External tutor(s) for Driver Training Courses
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.
Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the supply of external tutor(s), vehicles and venues)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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04510d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011631-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Apr 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Apr 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- East of England Ambulance Service
- Additional Buyers
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
North East Ambulance Services NHS Foundation Trust
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Scottish Ambulance Service NHS Trust
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK44 3WH
- Postcode Area
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Kingsbrook
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Notice URLs
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