Notice Information
Notice Title
End Point Assessment - Drivers
Notice Description
Provision of End Point Assessments for Train Driver (Level 3) Apprentices
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: this will be a 1+1+1 year contract
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067cda
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058275-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,550,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,550,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,550,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 May 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Jun 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN TRAINS LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YORK
- Postcode
- YO1 6JT
- Post Town
- York
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE21 York
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- York
- Electoral Ward
- Micklegate
- Westminster Constituency
- York Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058275-2026
19th June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031398-2026
7th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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