Official UK procurement notice
PROVISION OF LARGE GOODS VEHICLE (LGV) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 2026- 2030 (3 LOTS)
Authority: DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDfI Training Centre wishes to establish a Framework Agreement with up to two Training Providers, for each of 3 Lots, to provide LGV training and assessment across Northern Ireland. The training is to include the following categories
- BE
- C1
- C1E
- C
- CE
The two Suppliers will be placed on a ranked list in order of merit, for each Lot, based on scores achieved during the evaluation. The Supplier ranked first will automatically be offered the work by DfI Training Centre.
Should they confirm they are unable to undertake and complete the work within the timescale and operational constraints set by DfI Training Centre, the second ranked Supplier for that Lot will then be offered the work.
The candidates are to be trained and tested in the area closest to their place of work as outlined below.
Lot 1 – Area 1 – Londonderry Test Centre, covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Londonderry, Limavady, Strabane, Coleraine, Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Omagh Cookstown, Magherafelt, Kesh, Enniskillen and Rivers offices in Enniskillen, Coleraine and Omagh.
Lot 2 – Area 2 – Craigavon Test Centre, covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Dungannon, Moygashel, Armagh, Craigavon, Banbridge, Newry and Seaforde and a Rivers office in Craigavon.
Lot 3 – Area 3 – Belfast Test Centre, covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Belfast, Sandyknowes, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Antrim, Larne, Bangor and Ballymena and Rivers offices in Lisburn and Belfast.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 8 May 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Education and training services · Industrial and technical training services · Industrial training services · Training programme services · Training seminars · Training services · Vocational 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
- 1 yr · up to 4 yrs from 2 Nov 2026
Published description of the framework
Ranking
The ranking is established at award of the primary framework with the first ranked Supplier approached. If that Supplier cannot meet the deadline, then the department will move to the second ranked Supplier.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £152,586: 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 #1Area 1 – Londonderry Test CentreRenewalceiling above
Covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Londonderry, Limavady, Strabane, Coleraine, Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Omagh Cookstown, Magherafelt, Kesh, Enniskillen and Rivers offices in Enniskillen, Coleraine and Omagh.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Lot #2Area 2 – Craigavon Test CentreRenewalceiling above
Covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Dungannon, Moygashel, Armagh, Craigavon, Banbridge, Newry and Seaforde and a Rivers office in Craigavon.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Lot #3Area 3 – Belfast Test CentreRenewalceiling above
Covering DFI Roads depots in the following areas: Belfast, Sandyknowes, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Antrim, Larne, Bangor and Ballymena and Rivers offices in Lisburn and Belfast.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
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 (4)
- AC1 - Maintenance Facility: 10%
- AC2 - Technical Capability: 10%
- TOTAL OVERALL COST: 70%
- AC3 - Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- AC1 - Maintenance Facility: As per Tender documentation.
- AC2 - Technical Capability: As per Tender documentation.
- AC3 - Social Value: As per Tender documentation.
- TOTAL OVERALL COST: As per Tender documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “PROVISION OF LARGE GOODS VEHICLE (LGV) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 2026-…” 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.
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
- Closed
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 8 May 2030
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:47 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
CFT 6269047- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-089944- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077833Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated framework value. This value reflects the potential scale of the framework and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. The Contracting Authority cannot provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time.
- Risks
The Contracting Authority has identified the following risks as risks that satisfy the criteria of Schedule 8 sub-paragraph (6)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 i.e. that the risk/s could jeopardise the satisfactory performance of the contract but, because of its/their nature, cannot be addressed in the contract as awarded:
- legislative changes eg. New laws governing e.g. health and safety standards, data protection etc. are due to be introduced, but the changes needed to comply are not known until the laws are fully defined.
- IT systems eg. New cyber threats may emerge that require
existing systems to be adapted. A cyber attack itself could cause damage to systems or data, with the cost will depend on the extent of the damage
AND
Has concluded that there is a possibility that the contract may have to be modified as a result of a materialisation of the known risk/s at a later date in accordance with Schedule 8 paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA), by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the rights:
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition; and
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer.
The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
23 Sept 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published36 days ago23 Sept 2026, 09:47 BST
- Clarification questions by16 days ago12 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends9 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown19 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 3 days2 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 4 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:47 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender