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Published 26 Aug 2021, 12:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of an Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service

Official notice

Authority: North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£8,400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 28 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this Invitation to Apply (ITA) is to provide Applicants with sufficient information to enable them to compile a comprehensive Application that meets the requirements of the Procurement to establish a framework for the provision of a Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service (for the purpose of driver training) (“the Service”).

CPV: Emergency vehicles · Financial leasing services · Fleet management, repair and maintenance services · Paramedic vehicles · Patient-transport vehicles · Vehicle-fleet management services · Vehicles for the emergency services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 40 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Quality requirements are defined in the Specification which can be found in ITA Document 2.

What this means for your bid
  • “Provision of an Ambulance Vehicle Hire Service” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 40 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Aug 2021, 12:08 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2021, 12:08 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
NWAS-TR-20-20
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021139
Classification (CPV)
Emergency vehiclesFinancial leasing servicesFleet management, repair and maintenance servicesParamedic vehiclesPatient-transport vehiclesVehicle-fleet management servicesVehicles for the emergency services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02da03 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
28 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
28 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Aug 2021 → 31 Jan 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Aug 2021, 12:08 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    28 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    28 Sept 2021, 17:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Jan 2022, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 05280446 Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 5DDContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • North West Ambulance NHS TrustMediation body Bolton

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria