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Occupational Driver Training

NHS Blood and Transplant

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

27 Aug 2026 at 11:03

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

30 Jun 2026 at 14:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Blood and Transplant is buying occupational and vocational driver training services for delivery across the United Kingdom. The requirement covers specialist training for staff who drive as part of their work, including emergency response driver training, occupational and defensive driving, refresher training, banksman training, new-vehicle familiarisation and induction, electric-vehicle familiarisation, driver assessor training, and vocational licence acquisition training. The buying organisation is NHS Blood and Transplant, a central government public authority. This is a service contract rather than a supply or construction opportunity. Businesses with a national or broadly distributed training delivery model may therefore find the geographic scope relevant, particularly where they can support healthcare or emergency-response driving environments and provide several of the listed training disciplines.

The process has reached tender: NHS Blood and Transplant invited offers through an open procedure. There is one lot, with an estimated value of £600,000 excluding VAT and £720,000 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028, with one optional 12-month extension available until 31 October 2029. Tender submissions were due by 29 September 2026 at 12:00, and the award decision was due by 12 October 2026 at 23:59. Electronic submission was allowed in English. Evaluation is based on technical ability at 45%, price at 30%, demonstration at 15% and social value at 10%. The lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This opportunity suits specialist driver-training providers able to deliver occupational, vocational and emergency-response instruction at United Kingdom scale. Relevant capability includes emergency response driving, defensive and refresher driving, banksman training, vehicle familiarisation, electric-vehicle induction, driver assessment and vocational licence acquisition. Providers should be able to demonstrate strong technical ability and deliver a practical demonstration, as these together account for 60% of the evaluation. Experience supporting healthcare or emergency services would align with the stated market requirement and delivery context. The requirement also considers social value, so suppliers with credible social-value commitments should be well placed. The lot is expressly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, including businesses that can contribute through partnership or subcontracting models.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Occupational Driver Training

Notice Description

The Provision of Occupational and Vocational Driver Training

Planning Information

NHS Blood and Transplant is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform its commercial strategy for a potential future requirement for occupational, vocational and emergency response driver training. The anticipated scope may include emergency response driver training, occupational/defensive driver training, refresher training, banksman training, new vehicle familiarisation/induction training including electric vehicle familiarisation, driver assessor training and vocational licence acquisition training. The purpose of this engagement is to understand market capability, delivery models, geographic coverage, capacity, relevant emergency services/healthcare experience, subcontracting or partnership models, mobilisation considerations, indicative risks and any factors that may inform the future procurement strategy. This notice does not constitute a call for competition and does not commit NHSBT to commencing a procurement process. Any information provided is for preliminary market engagement only and may be used to inform the future requirement, specification, procurement route and commercial model. Participation is voluntary and suppliers will not receive any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process as a result of participating or not participating in this engagement. f you are interested in this opportunity, please contact us no later than 28th July 2026 and we will send you a detailed version of our requirement so far, along with some questions/ request for information in order to help us refine the specification.   

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c045
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081658-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80510000 - Specialist training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
10 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2028 2-3 years
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
NHS Blood and Transplant
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 7QH
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Filton
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

Notice Documents

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