Notice Information
Notice Title
Training Advanced Ambulance Driving Instruction
Notice Description
Training Advanced Ambulance Driving Instruction for Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The right to additional purchases while the framework is valid.
Renewal: The Buyer will have the option to extend the framework for any period or periods together totalling no more than 24 months. Plus a potential 18 months emergency extension as per Special Term 3 in the Mid-Tier Award form.
Planning Information
This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to inform and seek engagement with potential suppliers for Training Advanced Ambulance Driving Instruction for Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of NIAS to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of CfT 6224806. All correspondence in relation to this PME will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Friday 21 November 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d9d0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048862-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,454,123 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,454,123 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,454,123 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,454,123 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Apr 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 May 2026 - 1 May 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN IRELAND AMBULANCE SERVICE HSC TRUST
- Additional Buyers
NORTHERN IRELAND AMBULANCE SERVICE TRUST
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION, PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ARMAGH
- Postcode
- BT61 7PR
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- Electoral Ward
- Beechill
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048862-2026
26th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035367-2026
17th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019059-2026
3rd March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070807-2025
4th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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