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Published 21 Nov 2025, 10:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Atmospheric Monitoring Devices – NHS Resilience Emergency Capabilities Unit

Official notice

Authority: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 10 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitableMax 1 lot to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,000,000envelope for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 17 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to Sunbelt Rentals Ltd, Draeger Safety UK Ltd2 awards
Framework period 3 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

London Ambulance Service on behalf of the NHS Resilience Emergency Capabilities Unit would like to appoint suppliers onto a framework for the provision of Atmospheric Monitoring Equipment.

The framework will enable named Contracting Authorities to procure Atmospheric Monitoring Equipment and associated services.

The framework will be divided into lots:

Lot 1: Portable Single Gas Detectors

Lot 2: Portable Multi Gas Detectors

Lot 3: Area Monitors

Each lot will encompass ongoing product support throughout the contract term, including requirements for routine servicing, maintenance, calibration, and software for data collection and analysis.

The anticipation is to have a single supplier per lot. However, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to divert to a secondary supplier.

The framework will be hosted by London Ambulance Service NHS Trust on behalf of the other named authorities.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT.
  • How the procedure runs: Competitive Flexible Procedure including two stages. Phase 1 - Responses to the Invitation to Tender Phase 2 - Shortlisted bidders will be invited to demonstrate the capability of products specified in tender specification.

CPV: Contamination-monitoring devices · Gas-detection equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.7 per place) · 2 appointed
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 May 2026
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
1% of call-off value · As per tender documents
Who may buy through it

NHS UK Ambulance Services and UK Fire and Rescue Services

Published description of the framework

The named Contracting Authorities shall be entitled to place orders directly with the Supplier through the use of a call-off contract and shall be deemed Participating Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement. Call-off order form is included with the framework documents for Authorities to use.

Contracting Authorities should contact the Procurement Team at London Ambulance Service NHS Trust to request access to the framework information.

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £666,667: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Portable Single Gas DetectorsAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEceiling above

Provision of Portable Single Gas Detectors including ongoing product support throughout the contract term;

requirements for routine servicing, maintenance, calibration, and software for data collection and analysis.

Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend 12 months · Option to extend 12 months
38341500 Contamination-monitoring devices38543000 Gas-detection equipment
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per tender documents

Lot #2Portable Multi Gas DetectorsAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEceiling above

Provision of Portable Multi Gas Detectors including ongoing product support throughout the contract term; requirements for routine servicing, maintenance, calibration, and software for data collection and analysis.

Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend 12 months · Option to extend 12 months
38341500 Contamination-monitoring devices38543000 Gas-detection equipment
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per tender documents

Lot #3Area MonitorsAwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£666,666

Provision of Area Monitors including ongoing product support throughout the contract term; requirements for routine servicing, maintenance, calibration, and software for data collection and analysis.

Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2030 with extensionsValue: £666,666 exc. VAT · £800,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend 12 months · Option to extend 12 months
38341500 Contamination-monitoring devices38543000 Gas-detection equipment
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per tender documents

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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
Lot distribution rule: The Contracting Authority shall create a Framework Agreement with a single supplier per lot. Bidders may apply for any individual lot or all three lots.
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Atmospheric Monitoring Devices – NHS Resilience Emergency Capabilities…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use the vehicle
NHS UK Ambulance Services and UK Fire and Rescue Services
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 2 Jan 2029
First published
21 Nov 2025, 10:36 GMT
Last source update
17 Jul 2026, 17:12 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Apr 2026
Authority reference
C419701
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009621
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Contamination-monitoring devicesGas-detection equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e610 Find a Tender
How it runs

Competitive Flexible Procedure including two stages.

Phase 1 - Responses to the Invitation to Tender

Phase 2 - Shortlisted bidders will be invited to demonstrate the capability of products specified in tender specification.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: 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
Appointment period ends
2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · As per tender documents
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted electronically via health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

21 Nov 2025 → 17 Jul 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published329 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 10:36 GMT
  2. Market engagement305 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

    The NHS Emergency Capabilities Unit (ECU) is initiating a pre-market engagement process with suppliers and manufacturers to support the development of a comprehensive specification for atmospheric monitoring devices. These devices will be deployed within Ambulance Services across England. Your feedback will help us:

    • Refine and clarify technical and operational requirements
    • Identify opportunities for innovation
    • Understand potential challenges and barriers
    • Facilitate open and transparent dialogue with the market

    A questionnaire published requires short, factual responses which will assist with information gathering for the development of the requirements and the specification

  3. Next notice expected277 days ago
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published255 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by235 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Admission / appointment period ends228 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
    2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by182 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent179 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Standstill ends169 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  10. Contract starts169 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  11. Latest notice published91 days ago
    17 Jul 2026, 17:12 BST

Notice history

11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 10:36 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    3 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
    was £40,000
  4. Status changed to active
    3 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    3 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
    3 Feb 2026, 16:30 GMT
  7. Tender notice published
    3 Feb 2026, 17:26 GMT
    UK4
  8. Contract award notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 16:15 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    21 Apr 2026, 16:15 BST
  10. Contract signature expected
    4 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  11. Contract details notice published
    17 Jul 2026, 17:12 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-02: 1 release · 3 Feb 2026
  • 2025-11: 1 release · 21 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2busiest of 3 lots
Contracts signed 3latest 2 Jul 2026

£2,000,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.

Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Portable Single Gas Detectors1 award
Sunbelt Rentals Ltd4 May 2026 – 3 May 2029 · up to 3 May 2030Extensions: There is an option to extend the framework by 12 months · Options: As per tender documentsceiling above17 Apr 2026standstill to 30 Apr 2026Standstill
Across several lots1 award
Draeger Safety UK Ltd, Sunbelt Rentals Ltd4 May 2026 – 3 May 2029 · up to 3 May 2030Extensions: There is an option to extend the framework by 12 months · Options: As per tender documentsceiling above17 Apr 2026standstill to 30 Apr 2026Standstill

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £666,667, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Lot 1 - Portable Single Gas Detectors

    Signed
    2 Jul 2026
    Value
    £666,666
    Period
    2 Jul 2026 – 4 Jun 2029 · up to 4 Jun 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    There is an option to extend the framework by 12 months.
    Options
    As per tender documents.

  • Lot 2 - Portable Multi Gas Detectors

    Signed
    11 May 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    5 Jun 2026 – 4 Jun 2029 · up to 4 Jun 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    There is an option to extend the framework by 12 months
    Options
    As per tender documents

  • Lot 3 - Area Monitors

    Signed
    11 May 2026
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    5 Jun 2026 – 4 Jun 2029 · up to 4 Jun 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    There is an option to extend the framework by 12 months
    Options
    As per tender documents.

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Portable Single Gas Detectors1final-stage tenders00—
2 · Portable Multi Gas Detectors2final-stage tenders00—
3 · Area Monitors2final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

10 public bodies on the notice

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGJC-9175-DMRR 220 Waterloo Road, London, London, SE1 8SDContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Draeger Safety UK LtdFramework contractorGB-PPON: PLWQ-6741-GYHN Ullswater Close, Blyth Riverside Business Park, Northumberland, North East, NE24 4RGContact email
  • Sunbelt Rentals LimitedFramework contractorGB-PPON: PRJZ-4275-QBTN 102 Dalton Avenue, Birchwood Park, Warrington, North West, WA3 6YEContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender