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Official UK procurement notice

Generator Maintenance Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£125,000≈ £42k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Feb 2026awarded 24 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Vital Power Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Generator maintenance across the Trust for planned and unplanned maintenance.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of building installations

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 May 2031 with extensionsValue: £125,000 exc. VAT · £150,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional extension periods · 2 x 12 month optional extension periods

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
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Commercial & Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Commercial & Quality: Cost - 40% weighting Quality - 60% weighting
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Jan 2026, 16:26 GMT
Last source update
24 Mar 2026, 11:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Mar 2026
Authority reference
NWAS-TR-75-25
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007741
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of building installations
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061145 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
25 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
18 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Jan 2026 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published271 days ago
    28 Jan 2026, 16:26 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by250 days ago
    18 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline243 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
  4. Assessment summaries sent217 days ago
    24 Mar 2026
  5. Latest notice published216 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 11:52 GMT
  6. Award decision expected by209 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Standstill ends207 days ago
    2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts148 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jan 2026, 16:26 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Mar 2026, 11:52 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Mar 2026, 11:52 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £208,3331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vital Power LtdSME1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 month optional extension periods · Options: 2 x 12 month optional extension periods£208,33324 Mar 2026standstill to 2 Apr 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGTN-2617-YXZW Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 5DDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Vital PowerAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZJH-5275-QDMH 52 Herald Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2RQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender