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Published 11 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EEAST - Freedom to Speak Up (24-T11)

Official notice

Authority: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)

Open framework schemeServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£600,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2025awarded 13 Aug 2025
Framework period 4 yrsends 21 Aug 2029 · starts 21 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a Freedom to Speak up Service (FTSU) provider to offer a confidential, impartial and responsive staff liaison support service to the Contracting Authority staff members across East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

  • No preliminary market engagement: N/A

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
4 yrs from 21 Aug 2025
Scheme runs until
12 Aug 2029
Who may buy through it

All Ambulance Trust within the UK

All NHS Trusts within the UK

All NHS ICB's within the UK

Published description of the framework

As per the Tender documents

Call-offs published through it1

Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 21 Aug 2025 – 21 Aug 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
79414000 Human resources management consultancy services

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
  • Technical Documents: As per Tender documents
  • Commercial Documents: As per tender documents
What this means for your bid
  • “EEAST - Freedom to Speak Up (24-T11)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

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
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Open framework scheme
Who may use this agreement
All Ambulance Trust within the UK All NHS Trusts within the UK All NHS ICB's within the UK · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST
Last source update
27 Nov 2025, 10:47 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Aug 2025
Authority reference
C375499
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039375
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Human resources management consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055de4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Appointment period ends
5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis.co.uk ↗

Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 27 Nov 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    21 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Latest notice published331 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 10:47 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 10:47 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Nov 2025, 10:47 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2025

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

Contracts

  • EEAST - Freedom to Speak Up (24-T11)

    Signed
    13 Aug 2025
    Value
    £800,000
    Period
    14 Aug 2025 – 12 Aug 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBNZ-4155-WXBZ Whiting Way, Melbourn, East of England, SG8 6ENContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The Guardian ServiceFramework contractorGB-PPON: PHMT-9963-GBGJ First Floor, 14-15 Berners Street,, London,, London, W1T 3LJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender