Official UK procurement notice
SWAST-5143-F Clinical Training Manikins and Simulation Equipment Maintenance
Authority: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBackground
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking preliminary market engagement to identify suppliers capable of providing preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, refurbishment, spare parts support and lifecycle management services for its portfolio of clinical training manikins and simulation equipment located across the South West.
The Trust is seeking information from suitably experienced organisations to better understand market capability, service models and indicative pricing structures in advance of any future procurement exercise.
This notice does not constitute a call for competition and no contract will be awarded as a result of this market engagement exercise.
Scope of Requirement
The Trust currently operates a significant estate of clinical training manikins and simulation equipment, primarily manufactured by Laerdal Medical and Limbs & Things.
The approximate equipment portfolio includes:
Equipment Type- Approximate Quantity
Resusci Anne QCPR / Little Anne QCPR - 44
Resusci Junior QCPR / Little Junior QCPR - 34
Resusci Baby QCPR - 40
Airway Management Trainer - 25
Multi-Venous IV Training Arms - 23
PROMPT Flex Birthing Simulators - 17
Pneumothorax Trainers - 4
The portfolio may increase or decrease during the life of any future contract.
Service Requirements Under Consideration
The Trust is interested in understanding supplier capability to provide:
Preventative maintenance programmes.
Planned servicing.
Inspection and condition assessments.
Repair and refurbishment services.
Replacement components and consumables.
Collection and return logistics.
Mobile engineer/site visit support.
Technical diagnostics and fault finding.
Annual service reporting.
Asset condition reporting.
Lifecycle planning and replacement recommendations.
Support for future purchases and newly acquired equipment.
Integration with asset management systems where available.
Calibration, testing and certification services (where applicable).
Equipment Locations
Equipment is currently distributed across multiple education and training locations including:
Gloucestershire
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG)
Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW)
Somerset
Devon
Dorset
Cornwall
Suppliers should indicate whether support can be delivered across all locations.
Information Requested
Interested suppliers are invited to provide information in a single PDF regarding:
Organisation Details
Company name.
Relevant experience.
Service coverage areas.
Manufacturer approvals or accreditations.
Technical Capability
Experience supporting Laerdal products.
Experience supporting Limbs & Things products.
Availability of trained engineers.
Availability of genuine replacement parts.
Service Delivery Model
On-site servicing capability.
Workshop-based servicing capability.
Collection and return arrangements.
Service level options.
Commercial Information
Indicative servicing costs.
Typical repair call-out costs.
Repair pricing methodology.
Annual maintenance contract options.
Asset management support options.
Added Value Services
Asset tracking solutions.
Online reporting portals.
Equipment lifecycle management.
Refurbishment programmes.
Sustainability and reuse initiatives.
Market Engagement Responses
Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise should provide a brief capability statement together with indicative pricing information and relevant supporting material.
Responses will be used solely for market research and procurement planning purposes.
Estimated Future Contract
The Trust anticipates that any future arrangement may cover:
Existing manikin inventory.
Future equipment purchases.
Servicing, maintenance, repair and refurbishment requirements.
Multi-site support across the South West region.
The Trust reserves the right to undertake a competitive procurement process at a later date.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust buys Repair and maintenance services of medical and surgical equipment (CPV 5042), and who usually turns up
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1 bid11%
2–328%
4–636%
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About this data
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 27 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
- Authority reference
C468711- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081814- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
27 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published58 days ago27 Aug 2026, 14:37 BST
- Market engagement24 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Please send your proposal to [email protected]
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 158 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Aug 2026, 14:37 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender