Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Traffic Film Remover & Exterior Ambulance Cleaning Consumables
Authority: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Tender Notice for the Provision of Traffic Film Remover and Exterior Vehicle Cleaning Consumables.
Although UK3 has been published, this included provision of pressure washers. This is no longer in scope and has been removed from the tender going forward.
This tender is being done under 2 lots:
- Traffic Film Remover - non caustic, ideally non-corrosive in various unit of measures packs. This is applied and used through a Trust own pressure washer for the external cleaning of ambulances.
- Exterior Ambulance Cleaning Consumables. This lot includes screen wash/de-icer, degreasers and other cleaning products, including various consumable items including such as syphons, pumps and adaptors.
The anticipated contract period will be based on an initial 3 year contract with an option to extend for further 2 x 12 month periods.
This will be undertaken under the Procurement Act 2023 regulations - Open Procedure.
CPV: Cleaning products · High-pressure cleaning apparatus
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£800,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Pressure WashersCancelledRenewalPublished value£300,000
Pressure washer replacements which are used to clean down ambulances and will use Traffic Film Remover (TFR) through the system.
Whilst the Trust will continuing using the existing pressure washers, these are approaching end of life and the intention is to replace with a pressure washer from this lot.
Options will include both purchase price and leasing costs. Potential suppliers should also provide pricing and details of their maintenance and servicing packages.
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Lot #2Provision of Traffic Film RemoverRenewalPublished value£200,000
Traffic Film Remover - non caustic, ideally non-corrosive in various unit of measures packs. This is applied and used through a Trust own pressure washer for the external cleaning of ambulances.
- Economic & financial standing
As per the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per the tender documentation
Lot #3Exterior Ambulance Cleaning ProductsRenewalPublished value£300,000
This lot is for consumables of cleaning products used for external ambulance cleaning.
Examples of products in this lot include
- Screenwash, degreasers, blue window clean and ancillary items such as syphons, pumps and adaptors.
- Economic & financial standing
As per the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
As per the 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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Pressure Washers | 50% | 50% | — | |
| 2 · Provision of Traffic Film Remover | 13% | 75% | 12% | |
| 3 · Exterior Ambulance Cleaning Products | 13% | 75% | 12% |
- Price carries 50–75 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 75 points.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
C375434- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056664- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565ffFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
As per Atamis Tender Portal atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com ↗
Timeline
25 Jul 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 7 dates- Planning notice published25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BST
- Next notice expected21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
- Clarification questions by385 days ago9 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline378 days ago16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by334 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts332 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jul 2025- Planned procurement notice published25 Jul 2025, 09:28 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £500,00015 Sept 2025, 15:59 BSTwas £800,000
- Status changed to active15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
- Deadline moved to 16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST+10 days · was 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Sept 2025, 15:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender