Official UK procurement notice
SECAmb-Vehicle Accident Repair ITT
Authority: South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is appointing Suppliers to provide bodywork & associated recovery and repair services for damaged vehicles leased to the Authority, the property of, or in the custody or control of the Authority. The repair service shall include all inspection, repairs, adjustment, restoration and re-placement of assemblies and components used to construct a complete vehicle.
It covers the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Regions.
The contract period will be for an initial 2 year period with 2 options to extend for 1 year (4 years total)
SECAmb is intending to appoint multiple providers to cover the geographic regions.
The contract value of £4,320,000 Inc VAT the maximum estimated combined value over the full four year period.
- Not divided into lots: Please see tender documents for details of lots. The tender will cover the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Regions. SECAmb is intending to appoint multiple providers to cover the geographic regions.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 5 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Body-repair services for vehicles · Car repair services · Repair and maintenance services of cars · Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment · Truck repair services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,600,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per PSQ and Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality (Inc 10% Social Value): 70%
- Commercial / Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality (Inc 10% Social Value): Quality 60% and Social Value 10%
- Commercial / Cost: Cost 30%
- Economic & financial standing
As per PSQ and Tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Yes · next expected 5 Nov 2029
- First published
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:21 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
C397398- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-070479- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cebdFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Trust has adopted the electronic Tendering portal 'ATAMIS' ("e-Tendering Portal") for all of its tender activity, the System can be found at health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Please login and search for project C397398 SECAmb-Vehicle Accident Repair ITT, to take part in this opportunity.
Timeline
17 Oct 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published375 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:21 BST
- Market engagement369 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
SECAmb will be inviting interested bidders to a Microsoft TEAMs meeting on the 23rd October 2025, 13:00 to 14:30. Here we will run through an overview of the requirements in advance to the launch of the tender
- Tender notice published358 days ago3 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Next notice expected357 days ago4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by343 days ago18 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline327 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by295 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts285 days ago16 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent259 days ago11 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published258 days ago12 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT
- Standstill ends246 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Oct 2025, 12:21 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Oct 2025, 12:31 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active3 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Deadline published: 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT3 Nov 2025, 14:09 GMT
- Contract award notice published12 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Feb 2026, 09:28 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Update to instructions - addition of tendering portal information
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 17 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B P Rolls LimitedVehicle Accident Repairs3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 option extensions of 1 year | — | 11 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| CG Bodyshop LtdVehicle Accident Repairs3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 options to extend for 1 year | — | 11 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| Colas LimitedVehicle Accident Repairs3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 options to extend for 1 year | — | 11 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| DEEPCUT GARAGE LIMITEDVehicle Accident Repairs3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 options to extend 1 year | — | 11 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| FASTECH SERVICES LIMITEDVehicle Accident Repairs3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 options to extend 1 year | — | 11 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| London Hire LimitedVehicle Accident Repair3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 options to extend by 1 year | — | 11 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
| R AND J MOTORS LTDSMEVehicle Accident Repairs3 Mar 2026 – 2 Mar 2028 · up to 2 Mar 2030Extensions: 2 options to extend 1 year | — | 11 Feb 2026standstill to 23 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
7 commercial parties on the notice- B P Rolls LimitedAwarded supplier
- CG Bodyshop LtdAwarded supplier
- Colas LimitedAwarded supplier
- Deepcut Garage LtdAwarded supplier
- FASTECH SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- LONDON HIRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- R AND J MOTORS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
Show 2 more notices
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender