Published date: 20 October 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Specialist training services - 80510000

  • Staff training services - 80511000

  • Safety training services - 80550000

    • Health and first-aid training services - 80560000

    • Health training services - 80561000

    • Ambulance services - 85143000

Location of contract

Scotland, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, Wales, Northern Ireland, Any region, London

Value of contract

£180,000

Procurement reference

MT203046

Published date

20 October 2017

Closing date

17 November 2017

Contract start date

1 January 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The British Red Cross "Red Cross" is a humanitarian organisation that refuses to ignore people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We enable vulnerable people at home and overseas to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their own communities and when the crisis is over, we help people recover and move on with their lives.
Red Cross wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of blue light driver training with a number suitably experienced, qualified and resourced Suppliers.
The Services within the scope of this Framework Agreement shall include, but will not be limited to:
* FutureQuals Level 2 Certificate in Ambulance Driving; and
* FutureQuals Level 3 Certificate in Emergency Response Ambulance Driving.
It is anticipated that this Framework Agreement will be awarded for a period of 24 months, with the option to extend for up to an additional 12 months, if agreed between the Parties.
The Framework Agreement will be established as a single Lot to cover the full scope of requirements, as detailed within this Invitation to Tender.
The Framework Agreement will cover the requirements for training across the full United Kingdom including Northern Ireland excluding islands (IoM, Channel Islands, etc.).

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About the buyer

Contact name

Corporate Procurement Team

Address

1 Smithhills Street
Paisley
PA1 1EA
England

Telephone

+44 3450547311

Email

SSC@Redcross.org.uk

Website

http://www.redcross.org.uk