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Published 17 Sept 2025, 16:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EEAST - Vehicle Spares & Parts

Official notice

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

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£19,000,000≈ £6.3m / year · £22,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Oct 2025awarded 5 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to fleet factors limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 9 Feb 2029 · up to 9 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 10 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (“the Contracting Authority”) is seeking a Supplier for the supply and delivery of OEM, or equivalent, and aftermarket vehicle spare parts, materials, consumables and associated equipment to its eleven (11) workshops.

The Supplier will be required to supply and deliver the required vehicle parts at least twice a day (AM and PM) six (6) days a week and on Public Holidays during the site’s operational hours, in an efficient and cost effective manner.

The Supplier will also provide stock management services through the utilisation of their own stock management system to analyse run rate of parts and provide sufficient holding of parts allocation.

The Supplier may also be required to provide vehicle parts and spares to the eighteen (18) Make Ready Hubs stationed across the region.

This tender will be a single ‘lot’ tender.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2030, 23:59 GMT.
  • No preliminary market engagement: Renewal of current service

CPV: Clutches and associated parts · Vehicle jacks, clutches and associated parts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£19,000,000
Contract period: 10 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 9 Feb 2031 with extensionsValue: £19,000,000 exc. VAT · £22,800,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 3 year contract with the option to extend for 2 x further periods of 12 months · 3 year contract with the option to extend for 2 x further periods of 12 months

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: 50%
  • Commercial Documents: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Envelope: See invitation to tender documents
  • Commercial Documents: See invitation to tender documents
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
Goods
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 Dec 2030
First published
17 Sept 2025, 16:41 BST
Last source update
5 Dec 2025, 13:28 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Nov 2025
Authority reference
25-T06
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-057483
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Clutches and associated partsVehicle jacks, clutches and associated parts
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059c97 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 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
Submission deadline
15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
6 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Sept 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published398 days ago
    17 Sept 2025, 16:41 BST
  2. Clarification questions by379 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline371 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by348 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent320 days ago
    5 Dec 2025
  6. Latest notice published320 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 13:28 GMT
  7. Standstill ends308 days ago
    16 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts253 days ago
    10 Feb 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Sept 2025, 16:41 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Dec 2025, 13:28 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2025, 13:28 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £19,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
fleet factors limited10 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2029 · up to 9 Feb 2031Extensions: three (3) year contract with the option to extend for two (2) x further periods of twelve (12) months · Options: three (3) year contract with the option to extend for two (2) x further periods of twelve (12) months£19,000,0005 Dec 2025standstill to 16 Dec 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Fleet Factors LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01231325 Unit 3/4 Wallis Road, Middlesborough, North East, TS6 6JBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender