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Published 22 May 2026, 11:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Shrewsbury - New Ambulance Facility

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£13,500,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Opus Land Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Identification of a developer to progress the new Ambulance in Shrewsbury

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
45210000 Building construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 May 2026, 11:41 BST
Last source update
8 Jun 2026, 11:31 BST
Authority reference
C447432
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053703
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a0c2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Prototypes Development
Published justification

A direct award under paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act on the basis that the identified developer has exclusive rights to develop a site that has been identified by the Trust as the only suitable site for the new ambulance facility in Shrewsbury. (this is required by Reg 26(1)(i))

Review and risk notes
Risks

current site coming to end of life

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 May 2026, 11:41 BST
    UK5
  2. Transparency notice published
    22 May 2026, 12:41 BST
    UK5
  3. Transparency notice published
    8 Jun 2026, 11:31 BST
    UK5
  4. Contract signature expected
    31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £13,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Opus Land Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029Amended: Error in the contract value · Amended: Change in the contract value£13,500,000—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNTW-1429-NVGH Waterfront Business Park, Waterfront Way, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 1LXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Opus Land LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06647423 5-7 High Street Henley In Arden, Solihull, West Midlands, B95 5AAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender