Tender: Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Training and Assessment Framework — DfI Training Centre Northern Ireland 2026–2030 (3 Lots)

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DfI Training Centre is seeking training providers to establish a Framework Agreement with up to two providers per lot to deliver LGV training and assessment across Northern Ireland from 2026 to 2030. Training must cover BE, C1, C1E, C and CE categories. Providers will be placed on a ranked list for each of three lots and the top-ranked supplier will be offered the work first; if they cannot meet the timescale and operational constraints the second-ranked supplier will be offered the work. Candidates are to be trained and tested in the area closest to their place of work. The framework is divided into three lots aligned to test centres and depot coverage: Lot 1 — Londonderry Test Centre covering DfI Roads depots in Londonderry, Limavady, Strabane, Coleraine, Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Omagh, Cookstown, Magherafelt, Kesh, Enniskillen and Rivers offices in Enniskillen, Coleraine and Omagh; Lot 2 — Craigavon Test Centre covering Dungannon, Moygashel, Armagh, Craigavon, Banbridge, Newry, Seaforde and a Rivers office in Craigavon; Lot 3 — Belfast Test Centre covering Belfast, Sandyknowes, Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Antrim, Larne, Bangor, Ballymena and Rivers offices in Lisburn and Belfast.