Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bfb-18ec-7092-9cb1-22da86d172c4/provision-of-training-venues-for-national-driver-offender-retraining-scheme-ndo awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Provision of training venues for National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS) Courses [Essex County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/essex-county-council) Estimated value £960,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 13 Jul 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Essex County Council (The Authority) is putting in place a Contract for the provision of training venues to host its National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS) Courses which are delivered on behalf of Essex Police. The Authority is seeking a training venue in three areas of Essex for the delivery of NDORS training courses. As such the requirement is split into three areas (LOTs): (1) Brentwood/Thurrock; (2) Basildon; and (3) Colchester. Venues must be easy to find and located within a 2 mile drive from major routes (e.g. A12, A13, A127, M25, M11, A120, A130 etc.). The proposed contract is for a period of 3.5 years with an option to extend for up to a further 12 months. Suppliers Instructions - How to Express Interest in this Tender: Potential Tenderers must contact ECC to request to be invited to this tender round by following these instructions: - Send an email with your organisation name in the subject title field to email2workspace-prod+ECC asking to be invited to this event and providing your contact name and Supplier ID/User ANID from your Ariba registration details. - If you have more than one registered user who you want invited to the event, provide the name(s) of each registered user in your request as it may not be possible to include additional users at a later stage. If you are not registered in Ariba at all, go to [ecc.supplier.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions](http://ecc.supplier.ariba.com/ad/register/SSOActions?type=full) and follow the instructions to register then follow steps 1 and 2 above. (PLEASE NOTE: 35% completion (i.e. mandatory fields only: organisation/user details, commodity, sales territory) is the minimum required for your Ariba cloud registration, you do not need to reach 100% completion.) Once you have been invited to the project all communication will need to be via the project message board. Read full description ## CPV classification Hotel meeting and conference services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7c3707bb-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) 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. 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