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Published 25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Traffic Film Remover & Exterior Ambulance Cleaning Consumables

Official notice

Authority: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000total for 3 lots · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 16 Oct 2025
Lots 3see the lot list below
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 2 yrs from 1 Dec 2025 · see each lot

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This is a Tender Notice for the Provision of Traffic Film Remover and Exterior Vehicle Cleaning Consumables.

Although UK3 has been published, this included provision of pressure washers. This is no longer in scope and has been removed from the tender going forward.

This tender is being done under 2 lots:

  1. Traffic Film Remover - non caustic, ideally non-corrosive in various unit of measures packs. This is applied and used through a Trust own pressure washer for the external cleaning of ambulances.
  2. Exterior Ambulance Cleaning Consumables. This lot includes screen wash/de-icer, degreasers and other cleaning products, including various consumable items including such as syphons, pumps and adaptors.

The anticipated contract period will be based on an initial 3 year contract with an option to extend for further 2 x 12 month periods.

This will be undertaken under the Procurement Act 2023 regulations - Open Procedure.

CPV: Cleaning products · High-pressure cleaning apparatus

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£800,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Pressure WashersCancelledRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£300,000

Pressure washer replacements which are used to clean down ambulances and will use Traffic Film Remover (TFR) through the system.

Whilst the Trust will continuing using the existing pressure washers, these are approaching end of life and the intention is to replace with a pressure washer from this lot.

Options will include both purchase price and leasing costs. Potential suppliers should also provide pricing and details of their maintenance and servicing packages.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for 2 x 12 month periods
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per tender documentation

Lot #2Provision of Traffic Film RemoverRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£200,000

Traffic Film Remover - non caustic, ideally non-corrosive in various unit of measures packs. This is applied and used through a Trust own pressure washer for the external cleaning of ambulances.

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to add, amend or delete products during the life of the contract in accordance with NHS Cleaning Standard revisions or changes to Health and Safety policy which may affect products over the longer term. · Extension of 2 x 12 month extension periods.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per the tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per the tender documentation

Lot #3Exterior Ambulance Cleaning ProductsRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£300,000

This lot is for consumables of cleaning products used for external ambulance cleaning.

Examples of products in this lot include

  • Screenwash, degreasers, blue window clean and ancillary items such as syphons, pumps and adaptors.
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £300,000 exc. VAT · £360,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to add, amend or delete products during the life of the contract in accordance with NHS Cleaning Standard revisions or changes to Health and Safety policy which may affect products over the longer term. · Extension of 2 x 12 month extension periods.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per the tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per the tender documentation

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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50–75 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 75 points.

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
Closed
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
25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
Authority reference
C375434
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056664
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Cleaning productsHigh-pressure cleaning apparatus
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565ff 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
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Submission deadline
16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

25 Jul 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by385 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline378 days ago
    16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by334 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts332 days ago
    1 Dec 2025

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jul 2025
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
    UK3
  2. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £500,000
    15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
    was £800,000
  4. Status changed to active
    15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
    +10 days · was 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RX9 · GB-PPON: PYQW-9421-PXDP Trust Headquarters, 1 Horizon Place, Mellors Way, Nottingham Business Park, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG8 6PYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender