Official UK procurement notice
Approved Driving Instructors and Trainers Framework
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council's Public Health Road Safety Team commissions road safety education, driver training and rider training programmes that support behaviour change and casualty reduction. These services include NDORS delivery on behalf of Norfolk Constabulary and commercial driver and rider training.
The Council's current framework for the provision of approved driving instructors and trainers ends on 31st March 2027 and the Council will be seeking to establish a new multi provider framework with a revised delivery structure that will commence delivery on 1st April 2027.
The figure stated below is an estimate over the life of the framework. This figure represents the value across all Lots. There is no guarantee of work or to the level of spend under each Lot of the framework
CPV: Safety training services · Specialist training services · Training seminars
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs 10 mo from 1 Apr 2027
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Commercial DeliveryPlannedRenewalPublished value£0
The provision of commercial driver and rider training and assessment services.
Lot #2Full NDORS Licence - Online DeliveryPlannedRenewalPublished value£0
Delivery of NDORS in line with UKROEd and NCC policies and procedures.
These courses include National Speed Awareness Course (NSAC), What’s Driving Us, (WDU) National Rider Risk Awareness Course (NRRAC), National Motorway Awareness Course (NMAC) and National Seatbelt Course (NSC).
Lot #3Full NDORS Licence - Classroom and On-roadPlannedRenewalPublished value£0
Delivery of NDORS in line with UKROEd and NCC policies and procedures.
These courses include National Speed Awareness Course (NSAC), What’s Driving Us, (WDU) National Rider Risk Awareness Course. (NRRAC) and Safe and Considerate Driving (SCD).
Lot #4Instructor Training & Mentoring - Commercial & NDORSPlannedRenewalPublished value£0
Delivery of instructor training and mentoring for commercial and NDORS work in line with UKROEd and NNCC policies and procedures.
These courses include:
NDORS: National Speed Awareness Course (NSAC), What’s Driving Us, (WDU) National Rider Risk Awareness Course. (NRRAC) and Safe and Considerate Driving (SCD), National Motorway Awareness Course (NMAC) and National Seatbelt Course (NSC).[NH11.1]
Commercial: Guidance for Older Drivers (GOLD), taxi driver assessments, driver development sessions, minibus assessments, and rider development sessions.
Lot #5NDORS Provisional LicencePlannedRenewalPublished value£0
Delivery of support and training to those who wish to become a licenced NDORS trainer.
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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).
- “Approved Driving Instructors and Trainers Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Norfolk County Council buys Specialist training services (CPV 8051), and who usually turns up
Norfolk County Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Specialist training services (CPV 8051) →
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Lot #1Commercial DeliveryCPV 80No real estimate
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Full NDORS Licence - Online DeliveryCPV 80No real estimate
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 58 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #3Full NDORS Licence - Classroom and On-roadCPV 80No real estimate
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 58 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid5%
2–333%
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7+38%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #4Instructor Training & Mentoring - Commercial & NDORSCPV 80No real estimate
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 58 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid5%
2–333%
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The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #5NDORS Provisional LicenceCPV 80No real estimate
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 80. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 58 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid5%
2–333%
4–624%
7+38%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2026, 17:36 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Sept 2026, 17:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
NCCT43186- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089857- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077800Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
22 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published34 days ago22 Sept 2026, 17:36 BST
- Tender notice expected24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 7 days · period end, not a bid countdown3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 35 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 155 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published22 Sept 2026, 17:36 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
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- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender