AwardedAwarded 21 September 2026
Provision of External Tutors for Ambulance Driver Training
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · NHS and health
In brief
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust awarded training and education work to Emstar on 21 September 2026.
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What the notice says
**THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD**<br/><br/>Provision of External Tutors for Driver Training Courses, against Lot 1 of the East of England Ambulance Service (Reference T24-05.<br/><br/>A further competition benchmark has been carried out with the suppliers listed on this framework and the Trust has awarded based on both the cost and availability of when external tutors are needed in accordance with training course dates.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Emstar (SME) 4 bids received | £434,000 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · notice 092796-2026
Last time this was bought
Short-Term Rental/Lease of Ambulance Driver Training Vehicles
- Won by
- Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider), Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider)
- Awarded
- 15 September 2026
- Value
- £471,485
- Contract ends
- 31 August 2028
Matched on East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS TrustLast 12 months
Procurements
13Awards
9Suppliers it has used most for training
- Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider)1 contract
- Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider)1 contract
- Emstar1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open training tenders- £15kestimated
- £20kestimated
- £65kestimated
- £2mframework ceiling
- £90kestimated
From notice 092796-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 1 October 2026.