Official UK procurement notice
Paramedic Services Tender at Manchester Airport
Authority: MAG AIRPORT LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this procurement is to secure a partnership with a key strategic partner to provide best-in-class Paramedic Services at Manchester Airport.
Paramedic Services are essential for the day-to-day operation of the airport, maintaining passenger and staff safety and regulatory compliance. The Supplier will need to ensure they meet the response times set out in the Service Level Agreement, shared at the ITN stage, therefore, having robust contracts in place with suppliers who have experience in providing these important services is vital.
This Procurement supports two of MAG's values: "People at our Core" and "Safe Hands", both of which are relevant to this particular service based on the safety and wellbeing of staff and passengers.
The Supplier will deliver an on-site First Aid and Emergency Responder Service 24-hours per day, 7 days a week, including all bank holidays and weekends across the Manchester Airport estate.
- How the procedure runs: MAG is issuing this Tender Notice to commence a Pre-qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to parties interested in taking part in the procurement process in relation to a proposed contract for Paramedic Services at Manchester Airport. The purpose of the pre-qualification process is to provide MAG with sufficient information to select a shortlist of qualified applicants who will be invited to participate in a competitive tender process. MAG is following the competitive flexible procedure in line with the Regulations of the Procurement Act 2023 and following the PQQ stage (subject to a sufficient number of compliant PQQ responses being received), MAG intends to select the Applicants who have achieved an overall PQQ Score of at least 60% to be invited to submit a tender. Following the PQQ, MAG will commence the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) with the shortlisted Bidders from the PQQ. Following the conclusion of the evaluation process of the initial tender submissions, MAG intends to take forward the 3 (three) top scoring Bidders at the ITN stage from the Lot which is the most economically advantageous to MAG to the Presentations and Best and Final Offers ("BAFO") stage. MAG reserves the right to take forward more Bidders in the event of a tie.
CPV: Ambulance services · Paramedical services · Services provided by medical personnel
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
MAG is following the competitive flexible procedure in line with the Regulations of the Procurement Act 2023 and following the PQQ stage (subject to a sufficient number of compliant PQQ responses being received), MAG intends to select the Applicants who have achieved an overall PQQ Score of at least 60% to be invited to submit a tender.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Condition of participationshortlisting
MAG is following the competitive flexible procedure in line with the Regulations of the Procurement Act 2023 and following the PQQ stage (subject to a sufficient number of compliant PQQ responses being received), MAG intends to select the Applicants who have achieved an overall PQQ Score of at least 60% to be invited to submit a tender.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Feb 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 14:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
WS2872391755- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013441- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0653f9Find a Tender
- How it runs
MAG is issuing this Tender Notice to commence a Pre-qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to parties interested in taking part in the procurement process in relation to a proposed contract for Paramedic Services at Manchester Airport.
The purpose of the pre-qualification process is to provide MAG with sufficient information to select a shortlist of qualified applicants who will be invited to participate in a competitive tender process.
MAG is following the competitive flexible procedure in line with the Regulations of the Procurement Act 2023 and following the PQQ stage (subject to a sufficient number of compliant PQQ responses being received), MAG intends to select the Applicants who have achieved an overall PQQ Score of at least 60% to be invited to submit a tender.
Following the PQQ, MAG will commence the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) with the shortlisted Bidders from the PQQ.
Following the conclusion of the evaluation process of the initial tender submissions, MAG intends to take forward the 3 (three) top scoring Bidders at the ITN stage from the Lot which is the most economically advantageous to MAG to the Presentations and Best and Final Offers ("BAFO") stage. MAG reserves the right to take forward more Bidders in the event of a tie.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
If you are wishing to express an interest in this opportunity and wish to view the prequalification documents please firstly register your company details on the MAG portal, on the following URL, and select "Register your interest":
www.magairports.com/work-with-us/procure… ↗
Once you have registered please email [email protected] and advise that you have registered on the Portal. You will then be given access to the project documents via SAP Ariba.
Details on how to provide a response to MAG are detailed in the documentation.
Bidders must submit their Pre-Qualification Questionnaires via the SAP Ariba Portal.
Timeline
13 Feb 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published254 days ago13 Feb 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago17 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline217 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by90 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent45 days ago11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published44 days ago11 Sept 2026, 14:15 BST
- Standstill ends33 days ago22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 36 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Feb 2026- Tender notice published13 Feb 2026, 13:49 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2026, 14:15 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2026, 14:15 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North West Ambulance Service NHS TrustParamedic Services at Manchester Airport1 Dec 2026 – 31 Mar 2032 | £5,534,257 | 10 Sept 2026standstill to 22 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonNORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST · North West England
- did not winSPARK UK MEDICAL LIMITEDSME · North West England
- did not winCENTRAL MEDICAL SERVICES LTDSME · East Midlands
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CENTRAL MEDICAL SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUSTAwarded supplier
- SPARK UK MEDICAL LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
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