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Approved Driving Instructors and Trainers Framework

Norfolk County Council · Local authority

In brief

Norfolk County Council has announced plans to buy training work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £2,100,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 70 months with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

It is split into 5 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
11:59pm, Tuesday 3 November 2026

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 70 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £2,100,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Norfolk 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

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before 11:59pm, Tuesday 3 November 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Commercial Delivery
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

The provision of commercial driver and rider training and assessment services.

Training—
Full NDORS Licence - Online Delivery
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

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).

Training—
Full NDORS Licence - Classroom and On-road
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

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).

Training—
Instructor Training & Mentoring - Commercial & NDORS
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

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.

Training—
NDORS Provisional Licence
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030
What this lot covers

Delivery of support and training to those who wish to become a licenced NDORS trainer.

Training—

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 089857-2026

About the buyer

Norfolk County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

264

Awards

139

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From notice 089857-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.