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South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

SWAST-5051-F Ambulance Tail Lift Maintenance and Associated Services Framework (Southern Ambulance Service Collaboration)

Repair & MaintenanceCPV 50111110
Value£1.2m
Deadline22 Jul 2026
Published18 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 18 Jun 2026ClosedCloses 22 Jul 2026
Who to contact
Lewis Wells, LLB, MCIPS
lewis.wells@swast.nhs.uk
07977352575

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£1.2mtotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£4.8m

This is a large award for Repair & Maintenance — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, acting on behalf of the Southern Ambulance Services Collaborative, is issuing this Invitation to Tender under the Procurement Act 2023 to establish a Closed Framework Agreement for the provision of Tail Lift Maintenance and Associated Services.

The Framework will support Participating Authorities with the inspection, maintenance, repair, testing, and associated compliance services for ambulance tail lift equipment, ensuring operational safety, reliability, and statutory compliance across fleet assets.

The Framework will be structured into regional Lots, aligned to the geographical requirements of Participating Authorities.

Bidders may submit tenders for one or more Lots, and multiple suppliers may be appointed to each Lot.

Only suppliers successfully appointed to the Framework will be eligible to receive and deliver call-off contracts during the Framework term.

Full details of the procurement, including the specification, conditions of participation, award criteria, and instructions for tender submission, are provided within the ITT documentation available via the Authority’s e-tendering portal.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Framework will support Participating Authorities

The Framework will support Participating Authorities with the inspection, maintenance, repair, testing, and associated compliance services for ambulance tail lift equipment, ensuring operational safety, reliability, and statutory compliance across fleet assets.

02

Only suppliers successfully appointed to the Framework

Only suppliers successfully appointed to the Framework will be eligible to receive and deliver call-off contracts during the Framework term.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, acting on behalf of the Southern Ambulance Services Collaborative, is issuing this Invitation to Tender under the Procurement Act 2023 to establish a Closed Framework Agreement for the provision of Tail Lift Maintenance and Associated Services.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
057397-2026
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