diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/FrameworkDataService.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/FrameworkDataService.cs
index d9b4b25a88..b3176c1bec 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/FrameworkDataService.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/FrameworkDataService.cs
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ bool deleteFromExisting
         void DeleteCompetencyAssessmentQuestion(int frameworkCompetencyId, int assessmentQuestionId, int adminId);
 
         void DeleteCompetencyLearningResource(int competencyLearningResourceId, int adminId);
+        void UpdateFrameworkCompetencyFrameworkCompetencyGroup(int? competencyGroupId, int frameworkCompetencyGroupId, int adminId);
     }
 
     public class FrameworkDataService : IFrameworkDataService
@@ -2460,5 +2461,22 @@ public int GetFrameworkCompetencyGroupId(int frameworkId, int competencyGroupId)
                                 new { frameworkId, competencyGroupId }
                                 ).Single();
         }
+
+        public void UpdateFrameworkCompetencyFrameworkCompetencyGroup(int? competencyGroupId, int frameworkCompetencyGroupId, int adminId)
+        {
+            var numberOfAffectedRows = connection.Execute(
+                @"UPDATE FrameworkCompetencies
+                    SET FrameworkCompetencyGroupId = @frameworkCompetencyGroupId, UpdatedByAdminID = @adminId
+                    WHERE ID = @competencyGroupId AND FrameworkCompetencyGroupId <> @frameworkCompetencyGroupId",
+                new { frameworkCompetencyGroupId, competencyGroupId, adminId }
+            );
+            if (numberOfAffectedRows < 1)
+            {
+                logger.LogWarning(
+                    "Not updating framework competencies framework competency group id as db update failed. " +
+                    $"frameworkCompetencyGroupId: {frameworkCompetencyGroupId}, competencyGroupId: {competencyGroupId}."
+                );
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Services/FrameworkService.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Services/FrameworkService.cs
index 2293df9c18..b407be417f 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Services/FrameworkService.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Services/FrameworkService.cs
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ bool deleteFromExisting
         void DeleteCompetencyAssessmentQuestion(int frameworkCompetencyId, int assessmentQuestionId, int adminId);
 
         void DeleteCompetencyLearningResource(int competencyLearningResourceId, int adminId);
+        void UpdateFrameworkCompetencyFrameworkCompetencyGroup(int? competencyGroupId, int frameworkCompetencyGroupId, int adminId);
     }
     public class FrameworkService : IFrameworkService
     {
@@ -729,5 +730,10 @@ public int GetFrameworkCompetencyGroupId(int frameworkId, int competencyGroupId)
         {
             return frameworkDataService.GetFrameworkCompetencyGroupId(frameworkId, competencyGroupId);
         }
+
+        public void UpdateFrameworkCompetencyFrameworkCompetencyGroup(int? competencyGroupId, int frameworkCompetencyGroupId, int adminId)
+        {
+            frameworkDataService.UpdateFrameworkCompetencyFrameworkCompetencyGroup(competencyGroupId, frameworkCompetencyGroupId, adminId);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Services/ImportCompetenciesFromFileService.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Services/ImportCompetenciesFromFileService.cs
index d7aa831d6c..b3bf4b9c48 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Services/ImportCompetenciesFromFileService.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Services/ImportCompetenciesFromFileService.cs
@@ -36,14 +36,21 @@ public ImportCompetenciesResult PreProcessCompetenciesTable(IXLWorkbook workbook
             var competencyRows = table.Rows().Skip(1).Select(row => new CompetencyTableRow(table, row)).ToList();
             var newCompetencyIds = competencyRows.Select(row => row.ID ?? 0).ToList();
             var existingIds = frameworkService.GetFrameworkCompetencyOrder(frameworkId, newCompetencyIds);
+            var existingGroups = frameworkService
+                .GetFrameworkCompetencyGroups(frameworkId)
+                .Select(row => row.Name)
+                .Distinct()
+                .ToList();
+            var newGroups = competencyRows.Select(row => row.CompetencyGroup ?? "").ToList();
             foreach (var competencyRow in competencyRows)
             {
-                PreProcessCompetencyRow(competencyRow, newCompetencyIds, existingIds);
+                PreProcessCompetencyRow(competencyRow, newCompetencyIds, existingIds, existingGroups, newGroups);
             }
             return new ImportCompetenciesResult(competencyRows);
         }
-        private void PreProcessCompetencyRow(CompetencyTableRow competencyRow, List<int> newIds, List<int> existingIds)
+        private void PreProcessCompetencyRow(CompetencyTableRow competencyRow, List<int> newIds, List<int> existingIds, List<string> existingGroups, List<string> newGroups)
         {
+
             if (competencyRow.ID == null)
             {
                 competencyRow.RowStatus = RowStatus.CompetencyInserted;
@@ -64,6 +71,16 @@ private void PreProcessCompetencyRow(CompetencyTableRow competencyRow, List<int>
                     {
                         competencyRow.Reordered = true;
                     }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        var groupName = (string)(competencyRow?.CompetencyGroup);
+                        originalIndex = existingGroups.IndexOf(groupName);
+                        newIndex = newGroups.IndexOf(groupName);
+                        if (originalIndex != newIndex)
+                        {
+                            competencyRow.Reordered = true;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
             competencyRow.Validate();
@@ -124,10 +141,10 @@ internal ImportCompetenciesResult ProcessCompetenciesTable(IXLTable table, int a
             if (reorderCompetenciesOption == 2)
             {
                 var distinctCompetencyGroups = competenciesRows
-                    .Where(row => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(row.CompetencyGroup))
-                    .Select(row => row.CompetencyGroup)
-                    .Distinct()
-                    .ToList();
+                .Where(row => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(row.CompetencyGroup))
+                .Select(row => row.CompetencyGroup)
+                .Distinct()
+                .ToList();
                 for (int i = 0; i < competencyGroupCount; i++)
                 {
                     var existingGroups = frameworkService.GetFrameworkCompetencyGroups(frameworkId).Select(row => new { row.ID, row.Name })
@@ -177,6 +194,7 @@ CompetencyTableRow competencyRow
                 if (newCompetencyGroupId > 0)
                 {
                     frameworkCompetencyGroupId = frameworkService.InsertFrameworkCompetencyGroup(newCompetencyGroupId, frameworkId, adminId);
+                    frameworkService.UpdateFrameworkCompetencyFrameworkCompetencyGroup(competencyRow.ID, (int)frameworkCompetencyGroupId, adminId);
                     if (frameworkCompetencyGroupId > maxFrameworkCompetencyGroupId)
                     {
                         maxFrameworkCompetencyGroupId = (int)frameworkCompetencyGroupId;
@@ -185,6 +203,7 @@ CompetencyTableRow competencyRow
                     else
                     {
                         frameworkCompetencyGroupId = frameworkService.GetFrameworkCompetencyGroupId(frameworkId, newCompetencyGroupId);
+
                         var isUpdated = frameworkService.UpdateFrameworkCompetencyGroup((int)frameworkCompetencyGroupId, newCompetencyGroupId, competencyRow.CompetencyGroup, competencyRow.GroupDescription, adminId);
                         competencyRow.RowStatus = RowStatus.CompetencyGroupUpdated;
                     }