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# Short-Term Rental/Lease of Ambulance Driver Training Vehicles

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-term-rental-lease-of-ambulance-driver-training-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc2a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: "Short-Term Rental/Lease of Ambulance Driver Training Vehicles". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-midlands-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx9)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 July 2026 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ambulance services, Ambulances, Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £471,560 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-term-rental-lease-of-ambulance-driver-training-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc2a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06bc2a`

## 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/short-term-rental-lease-of-ambulance-driver-training-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc2a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com%2F%3Fsearchtype%3DProjects)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/short-term-rental-lease-of-ambulance-driver-training-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc2a#participate

## Description
East Midlands Ambulance Service has recently awarded a contract to provide specialist ambulance type vehicles for the provision of Driver Training Vehicles (DTV) for the delivery of driver training, assessment and educational activities on a short term hire/lease basis.
These vehicles will be used to support emergency response driver training (including bluelight training) across the Trust, ensuring safety, compliance and high educational standards. Vehicles should have complete conversions, emergency systems (including blue lights and siren equipment that are compatible with UK road legislation, warranties, technical support.
Contracts will be based on a No Commitment No Volume Call Off Contract, with vehicle numbers being dependent on recruitment activity and demand levels when required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 34114121, 80000000, 85143000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 31/08/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Short-Term Rental/Lease of Ambulance Driver Training Vehicles (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider), Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PJHY-2629-LXQV`, `GB-PPON:PZMB-6534-WBRR`
  - Value: £471,560
  - Date: 20/08/2026

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider), Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PJHY-2629-LXQV`, `GB-PPON:PZMB-6534-WBRR`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Short Term Hire/Lease of Driver Training Vehicles (DVT) (active)
  - Signed Value: £471,485
  - Signed Date: 14/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059423-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-15T12:33:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T11:51:04.067Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06bc2a