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SWAST-5051-F Ambulance Tail Lift Maintenance and Associated Services Framework (Southern Ambulance Service Collaboration)

Buyer: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust →

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BuyerSouth Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
StatusClosed
Deadline22 Jul 2026
Value£1,200,000
Published18 Jun 2026

What is being bought

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, acting on behalf of the Southern Ambulance Services Collaborative, is issuing this Invitation to Tender under the Procurement Act 2023 to establish a Closed Framework Agreement for the provision of Tail Lift Maintenance and Associated Services. The Framework will support Participating Authorities with the inspection, maintenance, repair, testing, and associated compliance services for ambulance tail lift equipment, ensuring operational safety, reliability, and statutory compliance across fleet assets. The Framework will be structured into regional Lots, aligned to the geographical requirements of Participating Authorities. Bidders may submit tenders for one or more Lots, and multiple suppliers may be appointed to each Lot. Only suppliers successfully appointed to the Framework will be eligible to receive and deliver call-off contracts during the Framework term. Full details of the procurement, including the specification, conditions of participation, award criteria, and instructions for tender submission, are provided within the ITT documentation available via the Authority’s e-tendering portal.

Categories

Vehicle-fleet-support services 50111110

Lot details

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Services provided in this geographic region of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Statusactive
Value£240,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (50%)
Social Value (10%)
Commercial (40%)

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Services provided in this geographic region for London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Statusactive
Value£280,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (50%)
Social Value (10%)
Commercial (40%)

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Services provided in this geographic region for South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Statusactive
Value£40,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (50%)
Social Value (10%)
Commercial (40%)

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Services provided in this geographic region for South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Statusactive
Value£240,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (50%)
Social Value (10%)
Commercial (40%)

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Services provided in this geographic region for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Statusactive
Value£440,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Quality (50%)
Social Value (10%)
Commercial (40%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Vehicle-fleet-support servicesNot published
2Vehicle-fleet-support servicesNot published
3Vehicle-fleet-support servicesNot published
4Vehicle-fleet-support servicesNot published
5Vehicle-fleet-support servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 50. The category anchor is Vehicle-fleet-support services (50111110); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 503,1253 median · 24.4 average (773 of 3,125 with a bid count)3.6 average (865 of 3,125 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer2Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)2975 median · 5.6 average (11 of 297 with a bid count)1.3 average (12 of 297 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementYes
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b7a8
Latest release ID057397-2026
Latest release timestampThu Jun 18 2026 08:48:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057397-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-07-22T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-07-22T12:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-09-01T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailshttps://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,200,000
Tender lots in source5
Tender items in source5
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Jun 2026tender057397-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
18 Jun 2026 · 057397-2026 · tender
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