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)

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)

The Following Trust can access this framework

East of England Ambulance Service

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

North East Ambulance Services NHS Foundation Trust

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Trust

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Welsh Ambulance NHS Trust

Scottish Ambulance Service NHS Trust