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Published 31 Oct 2022, 15:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Vehicle Insurance for NHS Ambulance Services

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EOECPH) is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") to invite Suppliers to bid for single supplier Framework Agreement for Provision of Vehicle Insurance for NHS Ambulance Services. EoECPH is working collaboratively on behalf of the National Ambulance Procurement Board on this procurement with an aim of providing a procurement compliant route to market for UK Ambulance Services wishing to procure for the provision of motor insurance for operational (blue light) and non-operational vehicles to commence 1 April 2023.

  • Recurrence: April 2026

CPV: Insurance related to Transport · Motor vehicle insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1We are only seeking expressions of interest from insurers or managing agents acting on…

We are only seeking expressions of interest from insurers or managing agents acting on behalf of specific insurers, not brokers or equivalents. <br/>The Authorities are procuring a single supplier Framework Agreement. <br/><br/>The Framework awarded will have an initial framework duration of 3 years with the option to extend framework duration by 1 year.<br/><br/>The following benefits will be delivered: <br/>

  • Providing a procurement compliant route to market for UK Ambulance Services; <br/>
  • Provide a competitive and fit for purpose Framework Agreement. <br/>
  • Provide opportunities and associated benefits from aggregating spend and standardising terms;<br/>
  • Pool and reduce risk across Ambulance Services;<br/>
  • Support risk / accident reduction and share best practice;<br/>
  • Drive cash releasing savings for reinvestment in front line services;<br/>
  • Professionally managing the procurement and any resulting Framework Agreement / Call Off Contracts. <br/>The primary beneficiaries of the framework will be United Kingdom ambulance services as detailed below:<br/>
  • South Western Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Foundation Trust<br/>
  • South Central Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Foundation Trust<br/>
  • South East Coast Ambulance <br/> Service NHS Foundation Trust<br/>
  • London Ambulance Service NHS <br/> Trust<br/>
  • East of England Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Trust<br/>
  • East Midlands Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Trust<br/>
  • Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS <br/> Trust<br/>
  • North East Ambulance Service NHS <br/> Foundation Trust <br/>
  • North West Ambulance Service <br/> NHS Trust<br/>
  • West Midlands Ambulance Service<br/> University NHS Foundation Trust<br/>
  • Scottish Ambulance Service Board<br/><br/>The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Procurement Portal in this procurement exercise.<br/><br/>atamis-1928.1ightning.force.com ↗<br/><br/>Deadline for submission of bids is 16 December 2022 at 17.00.
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · April 2026
First published
31 Oct 2022, 15:40 GMT
Last source update
21 Nov 2022, 09:36 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Dec 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032902
Classification (CPV)
Insurance related to TransportMotor vehicle insurance services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037dc1 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 requiredLanguage: 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

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
16 Dec 2022
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Nov 2022 → 16 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Nov 2022, 09:36 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    16 Dec 2022
  3. Bids opened
    16 Dec 2022, 17:00 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    16 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateEstimated date of invitation · IV.2.3.131 Oct 202218 Nov 2022+18 d
—TextShort description · II.1.4.1The East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EOECPH) is issuing this Invitation to Tender ("ITT") to invite Suppliers to bid for single supplier Framework Agreement for Provision of Vehicle Insurance for NHS Ambulance Services. EoECPH is working collaboratively on behalf of the National Ambulance Procurement Board on this procurement with an aim of providing a procurement compliant route…The East of England Collaborative NHS Procurement Hub are terminating the current tender for vehicle insurance with immediate effect. A new procurement opportunity which will tactically be different is likely be launched late November / early December 2022. We would encourage potential bidders to check regularly for the new opportunity.

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Of England NHS Collaborative Hub c/o West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Victoria House, Capital Park, Fulbourn, East of England, CB21 5XBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.