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title: "Framework for Ambulance & Specialist Vehicle Conversions"
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# Framework for Ambulance & Specialist Vehicle Conversions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-ambulance-specialist-vehicle-conversions-ocds-h6vhtk-02a736). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust: "Framework for Ambulance & Specialist Vehicle Conversions". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 5 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-of-england-nhs-collaborative-hub-c-o-west-suffolk-nhs-f-nhs-h6a5h)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ambulance conversion services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a736`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-for-ambulance-specialist-vehicle-conversions-ocds-h6vhtk-02a736#tl-md)

## Description
The tender and subsequent framework agreement consists of 5 Lots:
Lot 1 Conversion of a van based vehicle into a type b emergency ambulance
Lot 2 Conversion of a base vehicle to form a mental health transport vehicle
Lot 3 Conversion of a a base vehicle into a non-stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle.
Lot 4 Conversion of a base vehicle into a stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle.
Lot 5 Conversion of a car into a rapid response vehicle.
The resulting framework and subsequent further competitions is intended to support the recommendations of Lord Carter’s review into unwarranted variation in NHS ambulance services https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/lord-carters-review-into-unwarranted-variation-in-nhs-ambulance-trusts/

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Conversion of a van-based vehicle into a type b emergency ambulance
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50117200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for the conversion of a van based vehicle into a type b emergency ambulance. Additional information: This Framework is for 2 Years with the option of 2 x 1 year extensions.

### Lot 2: Conversion of a base vehicle to form a Mental Health Transport Vehicle
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50117200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot is for the conversion of a base vehicle to form a Mental Health Vehicle. Additional information: This framework is for 2 years with the option of 2 x 1 year extensions.

### Lot 3: Conversion of a base vehicle into a non-stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle.
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50117200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for the conversion of a base vehicle into a non-stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle. Additional information: This framework is for 2 years with the option of 2 x 1 year extensions.

### Lot 4: Conversion of a base vehicle into a stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle.
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50117200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for the conversion of a base vehicle into a stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle. Additional information: This framework is for 2 years with the option of 2 x 1 year extensions.

### Lot 5: Conversion of a car into a rapid response vehicle.
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50117200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot is for the conversion of a car into a rapid response vehicle. Additional information: This framework is for 2 years with the option of 2 x 1 year extensions.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Framework for Ambulance & Specialist Vehicle Conversions (active)
  - Award id: `008133-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited, Code Blue Specialist Vehicles Limited, Exsel Design & Integration Limited (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25832`, `GB-FTS-12741`, `GB-FTS-12748`, `GB-FTS-80672`, `GB-FTS-121265`, `GB-FTS-12745`, `GB-FTS-12746`, `GB-FTS-127622`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Conversion of a base vehicle to form a Mental Health Transport Vehicle (active)
  - Award id: `008133-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited, Code Blue Specialist Vehicles Limited, Exsel Design and Integration Limited (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25832`, `GB-FTS-12741`, `GB-FTS-12748`, `GB-FTS-186208`, `GB-FTS-80672`, `GB-FTS-121265`, `GB-FTS-12745`, `GB-FTS-12746`, `GB-FTS-127622`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Conversion of a base vehicle into a non-stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle (active)
  - Award id: `008133-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited, Code Blue Specialist Vehicles Limited, Exsel Design & Integration Limited (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25832`, `GB-FTS-12741`, `GB-FTS-12748`, `GB-FTS-186208`, `GB-FTS-80672`, `GB-FTS-121265`, `GB-FTS-12745`, `GB-FTS-12746`, `GB-FTS-127622`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Conversion of a base vehicle into a stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle (active)
  - Award id: `008133-2021-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited, Code Blue Specialist Vehicles Limited, Exsel Design & Integration Limited (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25832`, `GB-FTS-12741`, `GB-FTS-12748`, `GB-FTS-80672`, `GB-FTS-121265`, `GB-FTS-12745`, `GB-FTS-12746`, `GB-FTS-127622`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Conversion of a car into a rapid response vehicle (active)
  - Award id: `008133-2021-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Cartwright Vehicle Conversions Limited, Exsel Design & Integration Limited, Halls Electrical Limited (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-25832`, `GB-FTS-12748`, `GB-FTS-186208`, `GB-FTS-80672`, `GB-FTS-121265`, `GB-FTS-12745`, `GB-FTS-12746`, `GB-FTS-127622`
  - Value: £250,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** Framework for Ambulance & Specialist Vehicle Conversions (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2021

- **Contract:** Conversion of a base vehicle to form a Mental Health Transport Vehicle (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2021

- **Contract:** Conversion of a base vehicle into a non-stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2021

- **Contract:** Conversion of a base vehicle into a stretcher carrying patient transport vehicle (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2021

- **Contract:** Conversion of a car into a rapid response vehicle (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008133-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-16T21:55:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:05:33.842Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a736