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# North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-west-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is a Central government based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 38 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGTN-2617-YXZW` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 38
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.9m (median award: £240k) across 6 of 6 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-west-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx7

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 40% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 28 (90%), Framework: 3 (10%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 11 (35%), Selective: 10 (32%), Open: 7 (23%), Limited / restricted: 3 (10%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 5 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 4 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Churchill Contract Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/churchill-contract-services-limited-coh-03762020):** 2 procedures
2. **[Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/calibration-consultancy-services-uk-ltd-GB-FTS-147798):** 2 procedures
3. **[Doc-Works](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/doc-works-coh-05056444):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[Health Care and Education Supportive Training Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/health-care-and-education-supportive-training-ltd-coh-12458794):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[Pulse Associates Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pulse-associates-limited-coh-07021816):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/calibration-consultancy-services-uk-ltd-GB-FTS-147798):** £600k · [Vehicle Ramp Replacements](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-ramp-replacements-ocds-h6vhtk-05dea3) · Awarded: 9 Jan 2026
2. **[Health Care and Education Supportive Training Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/health-care-and-education-supportive-training-ltd-coh-12458794):** £540k · [Conflict Resolution Training](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/conflict-resolution-training-ocds-h6vhtk-059ab6)
3. **[Doc-Works](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/doc-works-coh-05056444):** £271k · [Clinical Audit Tool (CAT)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/clinical-audit-tool-cat-ocds-h6vhtk-058b7f)
4. **[Vital Power Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vital-power-ltd-coh-09974196):** £208k · [Generator Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/generator-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-061145) · Awarded: 24 Mar 2026
5. **[Gilling Dod Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gilling-dod-limited-coh-02703179):** £199k · [Architectural Services for Sherdley Road Site Preston](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/architectural-services-for-sherdley-road-site-preston-ocds-h6vhtk-05a1d9)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-west-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx7#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-west-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx7
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt