- 1. East of England Ambulance Service
- 2. South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- 3. North East Ambulance Services NHS Foundation Trust
- 4. Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- 5. North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- 6. West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Trust
- 7. East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- 8. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- 9. South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- 10. London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- 11. Welsh Ambulance NHS Trust
- 12. Scottish Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East of England Ambulance Service
LakeView House, Fraser Road, Priory Business Park,
Bedford
MK44 3WH
Telephone
+44 1234243119
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Northern House, 7-8 Talisman Centre
Bicester
OX26 6HR
Telephone
+44 1869365000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
North East Ambulance Services NHS Foundation Trust
Bernicia House
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Telephone
+44 1914302000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Brindley Way, Wakefiled 41 Business Park
Wakefiled
WF2 0XQ
Telephone
+44 3306784100
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Ladybridge Hall HQ, Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 5DD
Telephone
+44 3451120999
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Trust
Millennium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Waterfront Way
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
Telephone
+44 1384215555
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
1 Horizon Place, Mellors Way, Nottingham Business Park
Nottingham
NG8 6PY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Abbey Court, Eagle Way
Exeter
EX2 7HY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Nexus House, 4 Gatwick Road
Crawley
RH10 9BG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
220 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8SD
richard.deakins@lond-amb.nhs.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Ambulance NHS Trust
Beacon House, William Brown Close
Cwmbran
NP44 3AB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent
Edingburgh
EH12 9EB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.scottishambulance.com/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
http://eoecph.bravosolution.co.uk/eastamb/
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
24-T05 - Framework Agreement for Lot 1 - Supply of external tutor(s) for Driver Training Courses and Lot 2 - Outsourced Driver Training Courses (Including the Tutor(s), Vehicles and Venues)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority has a specialist Driver Training Unit that provides ambulance driver training to primarily new starters and graduate paramedics requiring emergency blue light driver training and also non-emergency driver training to Patient Transport Services (PTS) staff.
Driver Training includes the use of ambulances, patient transport vehicles and rapid response vehicles. Students needs depend on whether the students are, Emergency Care Assistants (ECA), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) or Paramedics operating on A&E response vehicles or patient transport services or other clinical groups.
This is a procurement to establish a Framework Agreement of multiple suppliers who can support the Authority when workloads fluctuate, and our own in-house Driver Training Unit does not have capacity to undertake all course requirements. Volumes of personnel requiring driver training fluctuate with changes to workforce requirements and additional newly recruited employees.
The Framework Agreement is split into two (2) Lots:
Lot 1 – Supply of External Tutors
Lot 2 – Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the supply of external tutor(s), vehicles and venues)
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Supply of External tutor(s) for Driver Training Courses
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority employs a specialist Driver Training Unit that is looking to supplement it with additional qualified trainers to operate from centres throughout the Authority’s region (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk). Volumes of personnel requiring training fluctuate with changes to workforce requirements and additional directly employed trainers are being recruited, but the outsourced supplementary trainers could account for approximately 25% of the total team.
Driver Training includes the use of ambulances, patient transport vehicles and rapid response vehicles. Students needs depend on whether the students are Ambulance Care Assistants (ACA), Emergency Care Assistants (ECA), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) or Paramedics operating on A&E response vehicles or Patient Transport Services or other clinical groups.
The Authority delivers a range of both Emergency and Non-Emergency driving courses.
The Emergency Response Ambulance Driving Course duration is currently 20 days and Non-Emergency Services Driving Course is currently 5 days. The course duration may be subject to change during the life of this Framework.
In addition to requiring an approved tutor for the duration of a course, there may be occasions when tutors are required for shorter periods of time e.g. possibly for one week only.
The courses are accredited by FutureQual. The awarding body may be subject to change during the life of this Framework.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £600,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Outsourced Driver Training Courses (including the supply of external tutor(s), vehicles and venues)
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Volumes of personnel requiring training will fluctuate with changes to workforce requirements.
Driver Training includes the use of ambulances, patient transport vehicles and rapid response vehicles. Students needs depend on whether the students are, Emergency Care Assistants (ECA), Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) or Paramedics operating on A&E response vehicles or other clinical groups.
The Supplier will be required to deliver both Emergency and Non-Emergency Driving Courses.
The Supplier must be an accredited company and hold the recognised qualification to deliver the FutureQual courses.
The Supplier will be required to deliver the following courses: including but not limited to:
FutureQual Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (L3CERAD)
FutureQual Level 3 Award in Patient Care Services: Ambulance Driving
The FutureQual Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving (L3CERAD) course duration is currently twenty (20) days and conducted over four (4) weeks. The FutureQual Level 3 Award in Patient Care Services: Ambulance Driving is course duration is currently five (5) days and conducted over one (1) week. Course duration may be subject to change during the life of this contract. Suppliers must follow the Futurequals accredited course learning.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £3,300,000
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
26 April 2024
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Bidders must note that this is a Light Touch Regime Procurement undertaken in accordance with Regulations 74-76 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, and is not a Regulation 28 Restricted Procedure Procurement.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
East of England Ambulance NHS Trust
LakeView House, Fraser Road, Priory Business Park
Bedford
MK44 3WH
Telephone
+44 1234243119
Country
United Kingdom