Official UK procurement notice
WAS-OJEU-56582 Falls Response Service Provider
Procurement agent: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership·On behalf of: Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority’s objective in issuing the tender was to establish a National provision of a Falls Assistant Response and resources. These will be utilised through the Clinical Contact Centre (CCC), to provide safe; effective, timely care which ensures prudent response principles throughout the Principality of Wales for patients who have fallen and contacted 999
CPV: Community health services · Health services · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provide a designated Falls Response provision, across Wales to attend patients who…AwardedRenewal
Provide a designated Falls Response provision, across Wales to attend patients who have sustained no injuries or minor injuries as a result of a fall on behalf of the Contracting Authority
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
As described in the procurement documents
- Technical & professional ability
As described in the procurement documents
- 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.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Oct 2024, 10:32 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2025, 14:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
WAS-OJEU-56582- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035842- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac12Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (WA Ref:150923)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Nov 2024 → 27 Jun 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened14 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published27 Jun 2025, 14:48 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jun 2025, 14:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. JOHN AMBULANCE IN WALES (PRIORY FOR WALES)SME | £4,650,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 035842-2025-WAS-OJEU-56582-1 · ST. JOHN AMBULANCE IN WALES (PRIORY FOR WALES)SME
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- £4,650,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeClients of the procurement agent
- Welsh Ambulance Services NHS TrustBeneficiary authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ST. JOHN AMBULANCE IN WALES (PRIORY FOR WALES)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria