--- title: "Approved Driving Instructors and Trainers Framework" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077800" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077800" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077800.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077800.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Norfolk County Council" published: "2026-09-22" --- # Approved Driving Instructors and Trainers Framework Buyer: Norfolk County Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077800 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077800) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077800.json) ## Summary Norfolk County Council plans a multi-provider framework for road safety education, driver training and rider training, supporting behaviour change and casualty reduction. The scope includes commercial driver and rider training and assessments; online and classroom or on-road National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS) courses; instructor training and mentoring; and support for people seeking to become licensed NDORS trainers. NDORS provision covers courses such as speed awareness, motorway awareness, seatbelt, rider risk awareness, What’s Driving Us and safe and considerate driving. Commercial activity includes taxi driver assessments, minibus assessments, older-driver guidance, driver development and rider development sessions. The services will be delivered across Norfolk, including Norwich, East Norfolk, North and West Norfolk, Breckland and South Norfolk. This is a planned procurement: the council has set out its intention to establish the framework, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use an open procedure for an above-threshold services contract. The framework is divided into five lots: commercial delivery; full NDORS online delivery; full NDORS classroom and on-road delivery; instructor training and mentoring; and the NDORS provisional licence. The council’s indicative dates are 3 November 2026 for responses and 1 December 2026 for the award decision, with service commencement expected on 1 April 2027. The estimated framework value is £2.1 million excluding VAT (£2.52 million including VAT) across all lots, with no guaranteed work or spend per lot. The initial term is expected to run to 31 March 2030, with extensions potentially taking the maximum term to 72 months. The procurement is likely to suit specialist driver and rider training providers, approved driving instructors, NDORS course operators and organisations able to train or mentor instructors. Suppliers may prepare for one or several lots, as all five lots are identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Relevant capability includes delivering commercial driver, rider and fleet-related assessments; providing NDORS courses through online, classroom and on-road formats; and supporting new NDORS trainers through licensing and training. Providers will need to work in line with UKROEd and Norfolk County Council policies and procedures for the NDORS services. Experience in road safety education, behaviour-change training, casualty reduction, instructor development, taxi and minibus assessment, or rider development would be directly relevant when the tender reaches the market. ## Notice Norfolk County Council's Public Health Road Safety Team commissions road safety education, driver training and rider training programmes that support behaviour change and casualty reduction. These services include NDORS delivery on behalf of Norfolk Constabulary and commercial driver and rider training. The Council's current framework for the provision of approved driving instructors and trainers ends on 31st March 2027 and the Council will be seeking to establish a new multi provider framework with a revised delivery structure that will commence delivery on 1st April 2027. The figure stated below is an estimate over the life of the framework. This figure represents the value across all Lots. There is no guarantee of work or to the level of spend under each Lot of the framework ### Lot Information Commercial Delivery The provision of commercial driver and rider training and assessment services. Options: Should the Council receive additional funding for the provision of services not included within the scope of the original tender, the Council reserve the right to purchase these services via the framework. Renewal: The initial term of the Framework shall be 36 months from the required service commencement date, 1st April 2027. Subject to the availability of funding the Council reserves the right to extend the term of the framework by up to 36 months. Extensions may be given in increments with the maximum term of the Framework being 72 months. Full NDORS Licence - Online Delivery Delivery of NDORS in line with UKROEd and NCC policies and procedures. These courses include National Speed Awareness Course (NSAC), What's Driving Us, (WDU) National Rider Risk Awareness Course (NRRAC), National Motorway Awareness Course (NMAC) and National Seatbelt Course (NSC). Options: Should the Council receive additional funding for the provision of services not included within the scope of the original tender, the Council reserve the right to purchase these services via the framework. Renewal: The initial term of the Framework shall be 36 months from the required service commencement date, 1st April 2027. Subject to the availability of funding the Council reserves the right to extend the term of the framework by up to 36 months. Extensions may be given in increments with the maximum term of the Framework being 72 months. Full NDORS Licence - Classroom and On-road Delivery of NDORS in line with UKROEd and NCC policies and procedures. These courses include National Speed Awareness Course (NSAC), What's Driving Us, (WDU) National Rider Risk Awareness Course. (NRRAC) and Safe and Considerate Driving (SCD). Options: Should the Council receive additional funding for the provision of services not included within the scope of the original tender, the Council reserve the right to purchase these services via the framework. Renewal: The initial term of the Framework shall be 36 months from the required service commencement date, 1st April 2027. Subject to the availability of funding the Council reserves the right to extend the term of the framework by up to 36 months. Extensions may be given in increments with the maximum term of the Framework being 72 months. Instructor Training & Mentoring - Commercial & NDORS Delivery of instructor training and mentoring for commercial and NDORS work in line with UKROEd and NNCC policies and procedures. These courses include: NDORS: National Speed Awareness Course (NSAC), What's Driving Us, (WDU) National Rider Risk Awareness Course. (NRRAC) and Safe and Considerate Driving (SCD), National Motorway Awareness Course (NMAC) and National Seatbelt Course (NSC).[NH11.1] Commercial: Guidance for Older Drivers (GOLD), taxi driver assessments, driver development sessions, minibus assessments, and rider development sessions. Options: Should the Council receive additional funding for the provision of services not included within the scope of the original tender, the Council reserve the right to purchase these services via the framework. Renewal: The initial term of the Framework shall be 36 months from the required service commencement date, 1st April 2027. Subject to the availability of funding the Council reserves the right to extend the term of the framework by up to 36 months. Extensions may be given in increments with the maximum term of the Framework being 72 months. NDORS Provisional Licence Delivery of support and training to those who wish to become a licenced NDORS trainer. Options: Should the Council receive additional funding for the provision of services not included within the scope of the original tender, the Council reserve the right to purchase these services via the framework. Renewal: The initial term of the Framework shall be 36 months from the required service commencement date, 1st April 2027. Subject to the availability of funding the Council reserves the right to extend the term of the framework by up to 36 months. Extensions may be given in increments with the maximum term of the Framework being 72 months. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089857-2026 | | Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Oct 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Norfolk County Council | | Locality | NORWICH | | Postcode area | Norwich | | Postcode | NR1 2DH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk | | ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk | | Local authority | Norwich | | Electoral ward | Lakenham | | Westminster constituency | Norwich South | | Delivery location | TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80522000 - Training seminars - 80550000 - Safety training services ## Release History - 22 Sep 2026 at 17:36 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089857-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089857-2026 22nd September 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.norfolk.gov.uk - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxsbVW4q-k0 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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