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Published 6 May 2022, 16:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ambulance Auxiliary Support Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Published estimate£30,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Jun 2022awarded 15 Aug 2022
Awarded to ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National surge capacity to enhance the response, conveyance and support to ambulance trusts across England. Specifically, provision of emergency and non-emergency ambulance crews with capacity to respond to callouts across categories 1-4

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£30,000,000
Delivery: UK, Yorkshire & Humber · LS2 7UE
Extensions: This contract may be extended after the initial 8 month period by up to a further 36 months at the Authority's discretion. · This contract may be extended after the initial 8 month period by up to a further 36 months at the Authority's discretion. Note: The estimated value is based on an approximate annual value of £7.5m.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 25%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 65%
  • Price: 25%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 65
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 May 2022, 16:08 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2023, 16:49 BST
Award evaluation window
6 Jun 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029594
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance services
Delivery area
UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03350e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
6 Jun 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

6 Jun 2022 → 6 Oct 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Jun 2022
  2. Bids opened
    6 Jun 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    7 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    6 Oct 2023, 16:49 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Oct 2023, 16:49 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    6 Oct 2023, 16:49 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids——£26,100,000 – £29,351,693

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth Quarry House, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 7UEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • St John AmbulanceAwarded supplier03866129 St John’s Gate, St John’s Lane, London, EC1M 4DA +44 7817 339486, London, London, EC1M 4DA

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria