Official UK procurement notice
Training Advanced Ambulance Driving Instruction
Procurement agent: Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust·On behalf of: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTraining Advanced Ambulance Driving Instruction for Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 2 May 2026
Published description of the framework
Refer to Tender documents
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,454,123
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality - Scored Quality: 50%
- Quality - Social Value: 10%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality - Scored Quality
- Quality - Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Training Advanced Ambulance Driving Instruction” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- 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
- 4 Nov 2025, 12:27 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 14:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
5902022- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019059- Latest notice
- Contract performance notice (UK9)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d9d0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 Mar 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Nov 2025 → 19 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published355 days ago4 Nov 2025, 12:27 GMT
- Market engagement338 days ago21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to inform and seek engagement with potential suppliers for Training Advanced Ambulance Driving Instruction for Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on behalf of NIAS to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of CfT 6224806. All correspondence in relation to this PME will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Friday 21 November 2025. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
- Next notice expected267 days ago31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published236 days ago3 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by216 days ago23 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends209 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown30 Mar 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by191 days ago17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends180 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts177 days ago2 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago19 Oct 2026, 14:35 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Nov 2025, 12:27 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,454,1233 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMTwas £0
- Status changed to active3 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Deadline published: 30 Mar 2026, 15:00 BST3 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Apr 2026, 16:27 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 May 2026, 14:47 BSTUK7
- Contract performance notice published19 Oct 2026, 14:35 BSTUK9
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026
- 2025-11: 1 release · 4 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Advanced Driver Training LtdSME, PATIENT DISCHARGE SERVICE LTDSME, SCTNI Limited2 May 2026 – 1 May 2028 · up to 1 May 2030Extensions: The Buyer will have the option to extend the framework for any period or periods together totalling no more than 24 months. Plus a potential 18 months emergency extension as per Special Term 3 in the Mid-Tier Award form. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the framework is valid. | £1,454,123 | 15 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Elite Advanced Driver Training LtdSME, PATIENT DISCHARGE SERVICE LTDSME, SCTNI Limited
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- £1,454,123
- Period
- 2 May 2026 – 1 May 2028 · up to 1 May 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer will have the option to extend the framework for any period or periods together totalling no more than 24 months. Plus a potential 18 months emergency extension as per Special Term 3 in the Mid-Tier Award Form.
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the framework is valid.
- Change contract amendment published
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Regional Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServiceProcess contact pointProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyTendering service for Health Service NI entities
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- ELITE ADVANCED DRIVER TRAINING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Elite Advanced Driver Training LtdFramework contractor
- PATIENT DISCHARGE SERVICE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Patient Discharge Service LtdFramework contractor
- SCTNI LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SCTNI LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract performance notice Contract performance notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender