Official UK procurement notice
WAS-OJEU-57361 – 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 bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Procurement Services on behalf of The Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust is seeking a provider of Vehicle Tail Lift Services to perform statutory thorough examinations, routine service work and effective repairs as required.
Due to the large geography of the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust’s area of operation the Service is being tendered in four (4) geographical lots:
- Lot 1 – North Wales
- Lot 2 – Central Wales
- Lot 3 – South Central Wales
- Lot 4 – South East Wales
The work within the scope of this procurement is a regulatory requirement, under Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).
This is a specialised service and can only be provided by organisations certified to perform this service. The company must ensure that the person carrying out the thorough examination has such appropriate practical and theoretical knowledge and experience of the lifting equipment to be thoroughly examined as will enable them to detect defects or weaknesses and to assess their importance in relation to the safety and continued use of the lifting equipment.
CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- 9 May 2025, 14:57 BST
- Last source update
- 9 May 2025, 14:57 BST
- Authority reference
WAS-OJEU-57361- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020119- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fdeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Planning notice published9 May 2025, 14:57 BST
- Market engagement19 May 2025, 23:59 BST
This notice is being issued to inform the market of an upcoming tender opportunity and to invite initial expressions of interest and
feedback. The market engagement phase will run from 9th May 2025 – 19th May 2025, during which time interested suppliers are
encouraged to register their interest and submit any preliminary questions or suggestions.
All formal procurement activities will be conducted through the eTender Wales portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
The Invitation to Tender (ITT), including full specification and evaluation criteria, will be published in due course.
How to Engage
Suppliers are encouraged to respond to this engagement notice to help shape the final tender and ensure that the Trust is aligned
with market capabilities and innovations. Participation at this stage is voluntary and will not affect eligibility to bid on the future tender.
WAST looks forward to engaging with experienced and capable providers who are interested in supporting the essential Tail Lift Service & Maintenance.
- Tender notice expected23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 May 2025, 14:57 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
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
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