--- title: "PROVISION OF LARGE GOODS VEHICLE (LGV) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 2026- 2030 (3 LOTS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077833" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077833" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077833.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077833.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Department for Infrastructure" published: "2026-09-23" --- # PROVISION OF LARGE GOODS VEHICLE (LGV) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 2026- 2030 (3 LOTS) Buyer: Department for Infrastructure Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077833 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077833) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077833.json) ## Summary The Department for Infrastructure’s Training Centre is buying large goods vehicle driver training and assessment for its staff, covering BE, C1, C1E, C and CE categories. Training and testing are to take place near each candidate’s workplace, across three service areas in Northern Ireland: the Londonderry area, the Craigavon area and the Belfast area. Coverage includes the department’s roads depots and specified Rivers offices in each area. This is vocational and technical driver training, including the associated assessment, rather than a vehicle supply contract. Suppliers can tender for work serving one or more of the three areas, with delivery tied to the relevant local test centre and the listed depots and offices. The buyer invited tenders through an open procedure for a closed framework agreement, with up to two providers ranked for each of three lots. The first-ranked provider is offered work first; the second may be approached if the first cannot meet operational requirements. Enquiries were due by 12 October 2026 at 15:00, and tenders by 19 October 2026 at 15:00. The award decision was due by 2 November 2026. Each lot has an estimated value of £152,586 excluding VAT (£183,104 including VAT) for the Londonderry and Craigavon areas; the Belfast lot is £152,586 excluding VAT (£182,104 including VAT). Each contract starts on 2 November 2026 for one year, with three possible 12-month extensions, subject to review and satisfactory performance. Evaluation weights cost at 70%; maintenance facilities, technical capability and social value each carry 10%. This opportunity suits providers able to deliver and assess several categories of large goods vehicle training and operate across the area they bid for. A suitable bidder will need technical capability and a maintenance facility, both scored in the evaluation, and will need to address social value. Local delivery matters: candidates must be trained and tested near their workplace, through the Londonderry, Craigavon or Belfast test-centre areas. The framework allocates providers by ranked order, so suppliers need capacity to accept work when approached and complete it within the department’s operational timescales; the second-ranked provider may receive work if the first cannot do so. The stated technical selection criterion is further detailed in the tender documents. Suppliers should account for the possibility that actual work under the framework is not guaranteed. ## Notice DfI Training Centre wishes to establish a Framework Agreement with up to two Training Providers, for each of 3 Lots, to provide LGV training and assessment across Northern Ireland. The training is to include the following categories * BE * C1 * C1E * C * CE The two Suppliers will be placed on a ranked list in order of merit, for each Lot, based on scores achieved during the evaluation. The Supplier ranked first will automatically be offered the work by DfI Training Centre. Should they confirm they are unable to undertake and complete the work within the timescale and operational constraints set by DfI Training Centre, the second ranked Supplier for that Lot will then be offered the work. The candidates are to be trained and tested in the area closest to their place of work as outlined below. Lot 1 - Area 1 - Londonderry Test Centre, covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Londonderry, Limavady, Strabane, Coleraine, Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Omagh Cookstown, Magherafelt, Kesh, Enniskillen and Rivers offices in Enniskillen, Coleraine and Omagh. Lot 2 - Area 2 - Craigavon Test Centre, covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Dungannon, Moygashel, Armagh, Craigavon, Banbridge, Newry and Seaforde and a Rivers office in Craigavon. Lot 3 - Area 3 - Belfast Test Centre, covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Belfast, Sandyknowes, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Antrim, Larne, Bangor and Ballymena and Rivers offices in Lisburn and Belfast. ### Lot Information Area 1 - Londonderry Test Centre Covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Londonderry, Limavady, Strabane, Coleraine, Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Omagh Cookstown, Magherafelt, Kesh, Enniskillen and Rivers offices in Enniskillen, Coleraine and Omagh. Renewal: Following the initial 1 year period, there are 3 potential extension periods of up to 12 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority Lot 2 - Area 2 - Craigavon Test Centre Covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Dungannon, Moygashel, Armagh, Craigavon, Banbridge, Newry and Seaforde and a Rivers office in Craigavon. Renewal: Following the initial 1 year period, there are 3 potential extension periods of up to 12 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority Lot 3 - Area 3 - Belfast Test Centre Covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Belfast, Sandyknowes, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Antrim, Larne, Bangor and Ballymena and Rivers offices in Lisburn and Belfast. Renewal: Following the initial 1 year period, there are 3 potential extension periods of up to 12 months each. Optional extension periods will be subject to review and satisfactory performance assessment by the Contracting Authority ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089944-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 19 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2027 | | Recurrence | 2030-05-08 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £457,760 | | Lots value | £457,758 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Department for Infrastructure | | Locality | BELFAST | | Postcode area | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT7 2JA | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services - 80521000 - Training programme services - 80522000 - Training seminars - 80530000 - Vocational training services - 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services - 80531100 - Industrial training services ## Release History - 23 Sep 2026 at 09:47 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089944-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089944-2026 23rd September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps - https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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