Official UK procurement notice
LAS Air Suspension Parts · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£434,325published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 15 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to VB Air Suspension UK
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the supply of OEM parts for Mercedes air suspensions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Dec 2025, 11:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 11:57 BST
- Authority reference
C403793- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037012- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ecb5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Supplier not named on any framework agreement. This is a OEM product critical for maintaining vehicles.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
23 Apr 2026 → 5 May 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published187 days ago23 Apr 2026, 11:57 BST
- Standstill ends175 days ago5 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published2 Dec 2025, 11:35 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published23 Apr 2026, 11:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected6 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £434,3251 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VB Air Suspension UK6 May 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 | £434,325 | 15 Dec 2025standstill to 5 May 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VB Air Suspension UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender