Notice Information
Notice Title
SECAmb - Ambulance Make Ready (SASC)
Notice Description
The purpose of this contract is to provide comprehensive make ready and transportation services for the Trust. This service must ensure that all service vehicles within the scope of the specification are cleaned and equipped to the required standards, and within the agreed timescales/frequency; and transport solutions are carried out to operational support requirements in an efficient manner ensuring adherence to safe and efficient delivery of services, supporting the roles of Fleet Maintenance, Operations and Make Ready. Deviations from the specification may result in compromised delivery of the front-line service and therefore directly impact on patient care.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Potential for two further 2-year extension opportunities.
Planning Information
The Trust is holding a pre-market engagement event on Friday 7th November 2025 (10am – 12.30pm), at their Banstead Make Ready Centre, SM7 2AS, where potential bidders will have the chance to comment on the draft specification and spend some time watching the make ready process. Interested parties will need to respond through the messaging service on the Atamis eTendering Portal - Project Reference C336432. The Atamis System can be found at: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051db4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058340-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
90917000 - Cleaning services of transport equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £55,196,775 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £55,196,775 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £98,953,036 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jun 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Apr 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 18 Jun 20266 days ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Jul 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-03-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH EAST COAST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST
LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CRAWLEY
- Postcode
- RH10 9BG
- Post Town
- Redhill
- 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
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- 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/058340-2026
22nd June 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026612-2026
24th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064049-2025
10th October 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063024-2025
7th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062330-2025
3rd October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024827-2025
22nd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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