Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 15 Jul 2025, 18:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Vehicle Safety Training Framework

Official notice

Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)

Framework agreement8 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£140,000envelope for 8 lots · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025awarded 13 Oct 2025
Lots 8see the lot list below
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Vehicle Safety Training Framework 2025

CPV: Safety training services · Specialist training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Nov 2025
Published description of the framework

The authority will be adopting the price/quality separator approach as detailed in the tender documents

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £25,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Training Group 1Awarded 4 yrsSMEceiling above

Under lot 1, training is required for:

  • On road driving assessment/reassessment including prestart check, road and vehicle use, using the Council vehicle
  • Reversing Assistant Training to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidelines for drivers and crew, using The Council vehicle
  • Lone Reverse Training to HSE guidelines for unaccompanied drivers, using the Council vehicle
  • New driver induction course
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)
Lot #2Training group 2Awarded 4 yrsSMEPublished value£5,000

Under lot 2, training required:

Digital Tachograph and Driver Hours Training

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £5,000 exc. VAT · £6,000 inc. VAT
Lot #3Training group 3Awarded 4 yrsSMEceiling above

Under lot 3, training required for:

Minibus awareness training & assessment - standard, accessible, standard refresher and accessible refresher

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)
Lot #4Training group 4Awarded 4 yrsSMEPublished value£30,000

Under lot 4 , training required for:

LGV New Driver Training, Medical and Test for Category C Licence

PCV New Driver Training, Medical and Test for Category D Licence

Existing Driver Trailer Training and Test for Category B+E Licence

Trailer Use training and assessment

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £30,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT
Lot #5Training group 5Awarded 4 yrsSMEPublished value£5,000

Under lot 5, training required for:

Speed awareness and driver behaviour training

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £5,000 exc. VAT · £6,000 inc. VAT
Lot #6Training group 6 4 yrsSMEPublished value£20,000

Under lot 6, training required for:

Refuse Collection Vehicle Binlift certified training on Terberg equipment

Refuse Collection Vehicle Binlift certified training on Zoeller equipment

Refuse Collection Body certified training on Faun equipment

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £24,000 inc. VAT
Lot #7Training group 7Awarded 4 yrsSMEceiling above

Under lot 7, training required for:

Forklift Training Certified

Yard Shunter Training

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)
Lot #8Training group 8Awarded 4 yrsSMEPublished value£20,000

Under lot 8, training required for:

Transport Manager CPC

OLAT training (Operator Licence Awareness Training)

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £24,000 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Vehicle Safety Training Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Jul 2025, 18:21 BST
Last source update
27 Nov 2025, 14:50 GMT
Authority reference
100399
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040252
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Safety training servicesSpecialist training services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055fdc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

15 Jul 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 18:21 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    1 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts350 days ago
    1 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published323 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 14:50 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 18:21 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 14:50 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Nov 2025, 14:50 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 1

    Signed
    13 Oct 2025
    Value
    £16,000
    Period
    1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJYG-6658-PPMY Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 1URContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Viamaster Training LtdFramework contractor Altofts Lane, Castleford, Yorkshire & Humber, WF10 5PZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender