Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply Hire Vehicle for South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Notice Description
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is seeking a hire car provider to supply ad hoc hire vehicles trust wide. The provider will be responsible for delivering a range of vehicles including passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles. These vehicles will be required on an as-needed basis to support the operational needs of the Trust. The successful provider must demonstrate the ability to supply vehicles at short notice and ensure that all vehicles are maintained to a high standard. This service is essential to enable the Trust to continue delivering high-quality care to the communities it serves.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051c92
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024465-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,554,583 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Aug 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 24 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Lewis Wells
- Contact Email
- lewis.wells@swast.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX2 7HY
- Post Town
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- St Loyes
- Westminster Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024465-2025
22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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