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title: "EEAST - C1 Driver Training (260420)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ec39"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust"
published: "2026-08-26"
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# EEAST - C1 Driver Training (260420)

Buyer: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ec39

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Provision of C1 Driver Training for existing EEAST staff

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081264-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Jun 2026 - 4 Jun 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,767,675 |
| Contracts value | £1,060,605 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
| Locality | MELBOURN |
| Postcode area | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG8 6EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | South Cambridgeshire |
| Electoral ward | Melbourn |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | J Coates (HGV Services) Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 26 Aug 2026 at 12:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081264-2026
- 26 Aug 2026 at 11:22 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081170-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081264-2026
  26th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081170-2026
  26th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05fe95
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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