Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 11 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Vehicle Ramp Replacements · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Dec 2025awarded 9 Jan 2026
Awarded to Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Vehicle Ramp Replacement

CPV: Jacks and vehicle hoists

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Initial Contract Term - 3 years. Two 12 month extension periods are available. Total Maximum Contract Length - 5 years, including initial contract term and all available extension periods.

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: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical & Social Value: 50%
  • Commercial Schedule: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical & Social Value: 50% Weighting.
  • Commercial Schedule: 50% Weighting.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
11 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
Last source update
10 Mar 2026, 10:08 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Jan 2026
Authority reference
NWAS-TR-34-25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072777
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Jacks and vehicle hoists
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dea3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
10 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
28 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Bids must be submitted through the Atamis e-tendering portal.

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Atamis contract reference - C400482

Timeline

11 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published344 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by327 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline315 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent286 days ago
    9 Jan 2026
  5. Standstill ends274 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by263 days ago
    31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Latest notice published225 days ago
    10 Mar 2026, 10:08 GMT
  8. Contract starts204 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Jan 2026, 14:32 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    10 Mar 2026, 10:08 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month extension periods · Options: 2 x 12 month extension periods£600,0009 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Vehicle Ramp Replacements · Calibration & Consultancy Services (UK) LtdSME

    Signed
    4 Mar 2026
    Value
    £600,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 x 12 month extension periods
    Options
    2 x 12 month extension periods

    No agreed KPIs: Not Applicable.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGTN-2617-YXZW Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 5DDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender