Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 8 May 2025, 14:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Lease and Service Maintenance of EV Tow Tugs

Official notice

Authority: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Published estimate£700,000≈ £100k / year · £840,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 10 Jun 2025awarded 15 Aug 2025

Awarded to John Bradshaw Ltd

Contract term 7 yrsends 30 Sept 2032 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE***

Following an Open Tendering procedure against the Procurement Act 2024 regulations, for the provision of Electric Tow Tugs/Tractors and ancillary units (different trailer configurations) to Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. This was done under UK4 Tender Notice reference FTS 2025/S 000-019765.

The contract includes both the purchase outright/leasing model option for Tow Tractor units (including service/maintenance) and purchase outright model for the ancillary trailers as per the tender specification and depending on capital spending at the time.

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 7 yrsSMEPublished value£700,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2032 (7 yrs)Value: £700,000 exc. VAT · £840,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Under the Procurement Act 2023, there is provision of Direct Award which can be used for additional or repeat goods, services or works (including warranty and operational annual maintenance) from the same supplier where a contract has been awarded under a competitive tendering procedure. With this requirement being subject to tendering using the Procurement Act 2023 Open Competition Dialogue procedure, the Trust reserves the right to use the Direct Award procedure for subsequent procurements (using the UK5 Direct Award Procedure) after the initial period has lapsed above.

34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

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

How bids were scored

Quality: 48%Price: 40%Social value: 12%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Quality and Technical: 48%
Commercials: 40%
Social Value: 12%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality and Technical
Social Value
Commercials

What this means for your bid

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: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 May 2025, 14:36 BST
Last source update: 3 Feb 2026, 20:54 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 1 Aug 2025
Authority reference: C357626
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-019765
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050ee8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Submission deadline: 10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com ↗

Timeline

8 May 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
8 May 2025, 14:36 BST
Clarification questions by
3 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
10 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent
15 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends
4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts388 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published262 days ago
3 Feb 2026, 20:54 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2025

Tender notice published
8 May 2025, 14:36 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
26 Aug 2025, 21:52 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
26 Aug 2025, 21:52 BST
Buyer details updated
26 Aug 2025, 21:52 BST
Contract signature expected
30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
3 Feb 2026, 20:54 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £700,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
John Bradshaw LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2032Options: With the timescale of the contract and this being subjected to open competition, there is an option to utilise the UK5 Direct Award upon conclusion of this contract to continue any service/maintenance aspect should the EV Tow tractors last more than 7 years lifecycle.	£700,000	15 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Supply, Lease and Service Maintenance of EV Tow Tugs · John Bradshaw LtdSME
Signed
3 Feb 2026
Value
£700,000
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2032
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Service Response (Breakdown)
- Service Response (Breakdown)

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RHA · GB-PPON: PJTT-4587-BLBM Trust HQ, Highbury Hospital, Highbury Road, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG6 9DRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

JOHN BRADSHAW LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01260881GB-PPON: PMBW-1278-NCMP New Lane, Peterborough, East of England, PE8 6LWContact email
John Bradshaw LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PMBW-1278-NCMP New Lane, Peterborough, East of England, PE8 6LWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender3 Feb 2026, 20:54 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Aug 2025, 21:52 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender8 May 2025, 14:36 BST