Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb2-5b24-72a1-b2ba-c9721e39cde3/c1-driver-training awarded GB open procedure # C1 Driver Training [South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust) Estimated value £400,000 Published 26 Feb 2025 Deadline Closed 20 Jun 2024 ## Who can bid - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust ("SWASFT") has awarded a framework for the provision of C1 Driver Training services for paramedics at all sites across the six (6) counties of the South West of England. C1 Ambulance driver training is required for paramedics because most ambulances fall under the C1 vehicle category, which refers to vehicles weighing between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes. Paramedics typically drive these larger vehicles due to the weight of the ambulance, medical equipment, and personnel on board. The training ensures that paramedics are legally licensed to drive these vehicles and have the necessary skills to handle larger, more complex vehicles safely, particularly in emergency situations where speed and precision are crucial. It covers topics such as vehicle control, safe loading and unloading patients, and emergency driving techniques. ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-045a93-2025-02-26T09:36:42Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-045a93-2025-02-26T09:36:42Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust) [Sector More Education & training tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) ## More tenders like this [Flexible Framework for the Provision of Education Services · North Lanarkshire Council · 31 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3bc7-7387-9e89-279cfe9e6528/flexible-framework-for-the-provision-of-education-services) [Gloucestershire County Council Supported Accommodation at Trevone House · Gloucestershire County Council · 30 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-7ac4-7196-ae39-99f1797dce23/gloucestershire-county-council-supported-accommodation-at-trevone-house) [Request for Quote: Musical Groups & Workshop Providers - East and South Cambridgeshire (June-July 2027) · Cambridgeshire County Council · 44 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14427-99ab-71dc-b376-bd88d7636f0a/request-for-quote-musical-groups-workshop-providers-east-and-south-cambridg) [Training services – Svetsutbildning · Kungliga Tekniska högskolan · 29 days left · 15 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-11cf-7063-8e4b-8e00c7f36244/sweden-training-services-svetsutbildning) [Various school services – Contrato privado de servicios para el desarrollo de proyectos de conciliación, ocio educativo, participación ciudadana y educación en valores, dividido en tres lotes. · Consejo de Administración de Animajoven SAU · 5 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-10d4-712f-a9b4-3ee1e9d7315a/spain-various-school-services-contrato-privado-de-servicios-para-el-desarrol) [Education and training services – Közúti közlekedési ágazat képzései 27314\_5. · Büntetés-végrehajtás Országos Parancsnoksága · 12 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-415e-7096-9386-746cef6b3e10/hungary-education-and-training-services-kozuti-kozlekedesi-agazat-kepzesei-2)