Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 10 Dec 2025, 10:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

QEHKL224 - Electric Tow Trucks

Official notice

Authority: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: E10000020SME suitable
Published estimate£90,000≈ £18k / year · £108,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Jan 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 10 Feb 2031 · extension options published · starts 11 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust requires both hire and lease to buy options for four Electric Tow Trucks for internal and external logistics operations. The Vehicles will be used to Transport goods and equipment across hospital departments, including navigating slopes and tight corridors.

CPV: Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 11 Feb 2026 – 10 Feb 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £90,000 exc. VAT · £108,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Includes option to purchase
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    No Conditions apply

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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30%
  • Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Commercial
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    No Conditions apply

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
10 Dec 2025, 10:04 GMT
Last source update
6 Aug 2026, 11:45 BST
Authority reference
C406796
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081334
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery
Delivery area
East of England (UKH16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f278 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
E10000020

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 allowed
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
14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions should be received, via the Atamis eSourcing portal. health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

10 Dec 2025 → 6 Aug 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published322 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 10:04 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by295 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline287 days ago
    14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts259 days ago
    11 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published83 days ago
    6 Aug 2026, 11:45 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 10:04 GMT
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    6 Aug 2026, 11:45 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2026, 11:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Aug 2026CancelledChange to requirement

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PQCT-9574-RQTZ Gayton Road, Kings Lynn, East of England, PE30 4ETContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender