Official UK procurement notice
Award of WAS-FTS-61026 - Vehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs
Procurement agent: Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is intended to inform the market of the award of WAS-FTS-61026 - Vehicle Tail
Lifts Service & Repairs.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 29 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 8 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (0.3 per place) · 3 appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2026
Published description of the framework
The awarding process will follow a sequential approach, with the first-ranked supplier in each lot being the primary choice. If the first-ranked supplier is unavailable or unable to fulfil the requirements, the award will then cascade down to the second-ranked supplier.
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · 4 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £450,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1CentralAwardedRenewalceiling above
Lot for vehicle tail lift service and repairs in Central Wales
- Economic & financial standing
See ITT
- Technical & professional ability
See ITT
Lot #2South CentralAwardedRenewalceiling above
Lot for vehicle tail lift service and repairs in South Central Wales
Lot #3NorthAwardedRenewalceiling above
Lot for vehicle tail lift service and repairs in North Wales
Lot #4South & EastAwardedRenewalceiling above
Lot for vehicle tail lift service and repairs in South East Wales
Lot #5AwardedLot estimate not published
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Award of WAS-FTS-61026 - Vehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 29 Jan 2030
- First published
- 29 Oct 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2026, 09:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
WAS-FTS-61026- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069416- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d653Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- cy, en
Timeline
29 Oct 2025 → 23 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published352 days ago29 Oct 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Clarification questions by323 days ago27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends319 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by274 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent264 days ago26 Jan 2026
- Contract starts258 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends252 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published115 days ago23 Jun 2026, 09:32 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025- Tender notice published29 Oct 2025, 14:18 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Jan 2026, 11:45 GMT
- Contract signature expected18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Jun 2026, 09:32 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£450,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 4 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 4 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 2 · South Central1 award | |||
| Euro Commercials LimitedSME, Tailift and Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)SMEVehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs - Lot 2 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: one (1) optional twelve (12) month extension | ceiling above | 26 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · North1 award | |||
| Tail Lift UKSME, Tailift and Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)SMEVehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs - Lot 3 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: One (1) optional twelve (12) month extension | ceiling above | 26 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · South & East1 award | |||
| Euro Commercials LimitedSME, Tailift and Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)SMEVehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs - Lot 4 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: One (1) Optional twelve (12) month extension | ceiling above | 26 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 51 award | |||
| Euro Commercials LimitedSME, Tailift and Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)SMEVehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs - Lot 1 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030Extensions: one (1) optional twelve (12) month period | ceiling above | 26 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £450,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Vehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs - Lot 1 · Euro Commercials LimitedSME, Tailift and Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)SME
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 1 Year Extension Available
Vehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs - Lot 2 · Euro Commercials LimitedSME, Tailift and Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)SME
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 1 Year Extension Available
Vehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs - Lot 3 · Tail Lift UKSME, Tailift and Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)SME
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 1 Year Extension Available
Vehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs - Lot 4 · Euro Commercials LimitedSME, Tailift and Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)SME
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- £450,000
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 · up to 28 Feb 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 1 Year Extension Available
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Central | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · South Central | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 3 · North | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 4 · South & East | 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Beneficiary authority
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Procuring entityProcurement
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Euro Commercials LimitedFramework contractor
- Tail Lift UKFramework contractor
- Tailift & Shutterdoor Specialists Ltd (TASDS Ltd)Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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