Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Vehicle Insurance for NHS Ambulance Services
Authority: East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EOECPH) is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") to invite Suppliers to bid for single supplier Framework Agreement for Provision of Vehicle Insurance for NHS Ambulance Services. EoECPH is working collaboratively on behalf of the National Ambulance Procurement Board on this procurement with an aim of providing a procurement compliant route to market for UK Ambulance Services wishing to procure for the provision of motor insurance for operational (blue light) and non-operational vehicles to commence 1 April 2023.
- Recurrence: April 2026
CPV: Insurance related to Transport · Motor vehicle insurance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1We are only seeking expressions of interest from insurers or managing agents acting on…
We are only seeking expressions of interest from insurers or managing agents acting on behalf of specific insurers, not brokers or equivalents. <br/>The Authorities are procuring a single supplier Framework Agreement. <br/><br/>The Framework awarded will have an initial framework duration of 3 years with the option to extend framework duration by 1 year.<br/><br/>The following benefits will be delivered: <br/>
- Providing a procurement compliant route to market for UK Ambulance Services; <br/>
- Provide a competitive and fit for purpose Framework Agreement. <br/>
- Provide opportunities and associated benefits from aggregating spend and standardising terms;<br/>
- Pool and reduce risk across Ambulance Services;<br/>
- Support risk / accident reduction and share best practice;<br/>
- Drive cash releasing savings for reinvestment in front line services;<br/>
- Professionally managing the procurement and any resulting Framework Agreement / Call Off Contracts. <br/>The primary beneficiaries of the framework will be United Kingdom ambulance services as detailed below:<br/>
- South Western Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Foundation Trust<br/>
- South Central Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Foundation Trust<br/>
- South East Coast Ambulance <br/> Service NHS Foundation Trust<br/>
- London Ambulance Service NHS <br/> Trust<br/>
- East of England Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Trust<br/>
- East Midlands Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Trust<br/>
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS <br/> Trust<br/>
- North East Ambulance Service NHS <br/> Foundation Trust <br/>
- North West Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Trust<br/>
- West Midlands Ambulance Service<br/> University NHS Foundation Trust<br/>
- Scottish Ambulance Service Board<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal in this procurement exercise.<br/><br/>atamis-1928.1ightning.force.com ↗<br/><br/>Deadline for submission of bids is 16 December 2022 at 17.00.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · April 2026
- First published
- 31 Oct 2022, 15:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 21 Nov 2022, 09:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 16 Dec 2022 – …
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032902- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037dc1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2022
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 16 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Nov 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 · 4 dates- Notice published21 Nov 2022, 09:36 GMT
- Submission deadline16 Dec 2022
- Bids opened16 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until16 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateEstimated date of invitation · IV.2.3.1 | 31 Oct 2022 | 18 Nov 2022 | +18 d |
| — | TextShort description · II.1.4.1 | The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EOECPH) is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") to invite Suppliers to bid for single supplier Framework Agreement for Provision of Vehicle Insurance for NHS Ambulance Services. EoECPH is working collaboratively on behalf of the National Ambulance Procurement Board on this procurement with an aim of providing a procurement compliant route… | The East of England Collaborative NHS Procurement Hub are terminating the current tender for vehicle insurance with immediate effect. A new procurement opportunity which will tactically be different is likely be launched late November / early December 2022. We would encourage potential bidders to check regularly for the new opportunity. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Litigation AuthorityReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.