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Published 23 May 2025, 08:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ambulance Vehicle Recovery · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£11,666,666pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Sept 2025from the planned procurement notice

Framework period 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The ambulance sector because of the nature of blue light response has a number of breakdowns to vehicles. Those breakdowns often happen in diverse locations and across large geographical areas. This framework agreement will work on a lotted approach across the country to enable each ambulance trust to access suppliers who can service within their region.

CPV: Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles

How this framework works

From the published notice

Framework period: 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jun 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

50118400 Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles

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

What this means for your bid

“Ambulance Vehicle Recovery” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 May 2025, 08:50 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 08:50 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-025512
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Breakdown and recovery services for motor vehicles
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051fe2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Appointment period ends: —

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 08:50 BST
Tender notice expected
1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts149 days ago
1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 08:50 BST
UK1

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

East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PXMB-9766-NLTH Victoria House, Camlife, Cambridge Road, Fulbourn, East of England, CB21 5XAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 08:50 BST