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# Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator and Instructor Pathway Training for Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-and-flood-rescue-boat-operator-and-instructor-pathway-training-for-norfolk-fire-and--ocds-h6vhtk-036a9d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator and Instructor Pathway Training for Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Oct 2022, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 October 2022 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,200,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-and-flood-rescue-boat-operator-and-instructor-pathway-training-for-norfolk-fire-and--ocds-h6vhtk-036a9d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036a9d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-and-flood-rescue-boat-operator-and-instructor-pathway-training-for-norfolk-fire-and--ocds-h6vhtk-036a9d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorfolkcc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-and-flood-rescue-boat-operator-and-instructor-pathway-training-for-norfolk-fire-and--ocds-h6vhtk-036a9d#participate

## Description
Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (WFRBO) Training and Water and Flood Rescue Technician (WFRT) Instructor Pathway Training

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (WFRBO) Training
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) currently declare 4 Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (WFRBO) teams for national deployment, so all crews must be trained to the standard of DEFRA Flood Rescue Concept of Operations (November 2019), Module 4....
- **Contract Period:** 05/01/2023 to 04/01/2026

### Lot 2: Water and Flood Rescue Technician (WFRT) Instructor Pathway Training
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Currently, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Services (NFRS) instructional staff within the training department train personnel to Water and Flood Rescue Technician (WFRT), Rescues from Vehicles in Water (RVW), Water First Responder (WFR) and Water Awareness l...
- **Contract Period:** 05/01/2023 to 04/01/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (WFRBO) Training (active)
  - Award id: `034870-2022-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Sport Wales National Outdoor Centre - Plas Menai**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-70402`
  - Value: £600,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Water and Flood Rescue Technician (WFRT) Instructor Pathway Training (active)
  - Award id: `034870-2022-2`
  - Supplier(s): **R3 Safety & Rescue Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-70403`
  - Value: £600,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Water and Flood Rescue Boat Operator (WFRBO) Training (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000
  - Signed Date: 07/12/2022

- **Contract:** Water and Flood Rescue Technician (WFRT) Instructor Pathway Training (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000
  - Signed Date: 07/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034870-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-09T08:59:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:35:12.611Z
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