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title: "Driving for better Business (DfBB)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05eb5a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NATIONAL HIGHWAYS"
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# Driving for better Business (DfBB)

Buyer: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05eb5a

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Driving for Better Business (DfBB)" is spearheaded by National Highways, a key public authority in the UK, operating from Guildford. This initiative is currently in the planning stage, with a focus on training services to reduce work-related road incidents. The preliminary market engagement notice was published on 28th November 2025, with an engagement milestone due by 10th December 2025. The procurement, falling under the services category, is slated to commence on 1st April 2026 and run until the end of March 2029, with the possibility of renewal until 2031. The procurement method is guided by the legal framework UKPGA 2023/54 and follows a light-touch regime, making it a significant tender opportunity in the UK, worth £600,000, with a potential gross value of £720,000.

This tender offers considerable business growth opportunities, particularly for SMEs specialising in training services within the safety and transport sectors. It aligns with National Highways' efforts to engage third-party management for its Driving for Better Business Programme, aiming to reduce road casualties involving work-related driving. Businesses with expertise in road safety initiatives, particularly those familiar with providing training services, are ideally suited to compete. Such enterprises could leverage this contract to expand their project portfolios and deliver impactful services that contribute to reducing the economic and social costs associated with driving accidents in the workplace.

## Notice

Third-party management role for Driving for Better Business 2026. The Driving for Better Business Programme (DfBB) is a key National Highways initiative engaging with employers to reduce collisions and casualties involving their staff who drive/ride for work. This initiative is a key contributor to National Highways' KPI1, "Ongoing reduction in the number of people killed and seriously injured on the SRN". STATS19 data shows 30,933 casualties from collisions involving someone driving or riding for work, and the odds of being involved in an injury collision whilst driving or riding for work is approximately 1 in 570. In the UK in 2024 there were 459 fatalities involving someone driving for work in comparison to 124 combined other deaths in the workplace in the financial year 2023/2024 according to the HSE. Additional to this is the economic cost, with the annual cost of driving for work collisions to UK PLC at PS2.6 billion. The programme principles are set out in the 2005 Motorists' forum report: Improving work-related road safety. [1] https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-

### Planning Information

https://forms.office.com/e/ScycuSa2Ky

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078230-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 5 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL HIGHWAYS |
| Locality | GUILDFORD |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU1 4LZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Guildford |
| Electoral ward | Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Guildford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 28 Nov 2025 at 16:11 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078230-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078230-2025
  28th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/e/ScycuSa2Ky
- https://nationalhighways.co.uk
- https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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