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EEAST - C1 Driver Training (260420)

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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26 Aug 2026 at 12:54

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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26 Aug 2026 at 11:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East of England Ambulance NHS Trust procured C1 driver training for its existing staff. This is a specialist driver education and training service supporting staff who need C1 entitlement for ambulance-related duties. The buyer is the East of England Ambulance NHS Trust, based in Melbourn, and the requirement is delivered for its ambulance service operations in the East of England. The procurement covers one service requirement rather than separate lots. Suppliers relevant to this opportunity would be organisations able to provide structured C1 vocational driver training to existing NHS ambulance staff, with suitable instructors, training vehicles and the operational capacity to support the Trust’s workforce. The classification for the awarded service is education and training services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to J Coates (HGV Services) Ltd. The award was made on 4 June 2026 through a selective procedure, as an award under a framework, without a competitive call-off. The award value is £1,767,675 excluding VAT and £2,121,210 including VAT. The resulting active contract was signed on 3 June 2026, runs from 5 June 2026 to 4 June 2029, and is valued at £1,060,605 excluding VAT and £1,272,726 including VAT. The Trust has an option to extend the contract by two further periods of up to 12 months, with a maximum contract end date of 4 June 2031. The award relates to one completed lot and was above the relevant threshold.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from an ambulance NHS Trust for outsourced C1 driver training for its existing workforce. A credible future supplier would need to deliver vocational driver training at NHS-service scale, with enough qualified instructors, appropriate C1 training vehicles and capacity to train staff consistently across the Trust’s operations. Experience of training professional or emergency-service drivers would help demonstrate understanding of operational pressures, safety requirements and the need to maintain staff availability while training is delivered. Suppliers should also be prepared to work through a public-sector framework route, since this requirement was awarded under a framework using a selective, non-competitive call-off. The long-term service requirement indicates that providers need reliable delivery, workforce planning and the ability to support potential extensions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EEAST - C1 Driver Training (260420)

Notice Description

Provision of C1 Driver Training for existing EEAST staff

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec39
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081264-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,767,675 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,060,605 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jun 2026 - 4 Jun 2029 3-4 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
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MELBOURN
Postcode
SG8 6EN
Postcode Area
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Electoral Ward
Melbourn
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

J Coates (HGV Services) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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