Official UK procurement notice
Calibration, Servicing and Maintenance of Workshop Equipment
Authority: North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£180,158≈ £60k / year · £216,190 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Sept 2026awarded 15 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Calibration, Servicing and Maintenance of Workshop Equipment
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Calibration services · Workshop equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,158
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical & Social Value: 50%
- Commercial Schedule: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical & Social Value: 50% Weighting.
- Commercial Schedule: 50% Weighting.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2026
- First published
- 26 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 13:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
NWAS-TR-03-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081413- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ecd6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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
- Submission deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Bids must be submitted through the Atamis e-tendering portal.
Timeline
26 Aug 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published61 days ago26 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
- Clarification questions by42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent11 days ago15 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published11 days ago15 Oct 2026, 13:38 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 2 days27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 6 days1 Nov 2026
- Award decision expected byin 7 days1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2026- Tender notice published26 Aug 2026, 15:03 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Oct 2026, 13:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Oct 2026, 13:38 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £180,1581 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) LtdSME1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: Initial Contract Term - 3 years. One 12 month extension available. Total Maximum Contract Length - 4 years, including initial contract term and all available extension periods. | £180,158 | 15 Oct 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Calibration & Consultancy Services UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender