Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 9 May 2025, 14:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WAS-OJEU-57361 – Vehicle Tail Lifts Service & Repairs

Official notice

Procurement agent: Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust·On behalf of: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 23 May 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS 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 published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure 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)
Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

9 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    9 May 2025, 14:57 BST
  2. Market engagement
    19 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.

  3. Tender notice expected
    23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 May 2025, 14:57 BST
    UK2

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 notice

Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

Procurement agentPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-NHS: RT4 Beacon House, Cwmbran, Wales, NP44 3ABContact name, email

Clients of the procurement agent

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure