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North Wales Fleet Maintenance & Service Arrangements

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

08 Dec 2025 at 17:04

Tender

10 Jul 2025 at 09:21

Planning

19 Jun 2025 at 07:55

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, completed an open procurement process to secure comprehensive fleet maintenance and service arrangements for North Wales. The tender, titled "North Wales Fleet Maintenance & Service Arrangements," focused on maintaining vehicles used by the Welsh Blood Service to ensure their operational readiness and compliance with transport legislation. Key services include routine servicing, MOTs, emergency breakdown support, and specialised repairs, targeted for the WBS locations in Llandygai, Bangor, and Wrexham. The procurement, which sought interested suppliers in July 2025, resulted in a contract awarded to A N Richards, an SME based in Llangollen, effective from December 2025 with the potential for renewal up to November 2030.

This tender represents a growth opportunity for businesses specialising in fleet maintenance services, particularly those with expertise in servicing government and healthcare transport requirements. As the successful supplier, A N Richards demonstrates the competitive edge required by delivering reliable vehicle servicing critical to the Welsh Blood Service’s operations. Potential competitors or partners in such tenders would likely benefit from a strong local presence, proven track record in fleet management, and capacity to meet specific vehicle compliance standards. The procurement process, initiated through an open competition, catered to SMEs, emphasising the procurement's accessibility to a broad range of industry participants.

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Notice Title

North Wales Fleet Maintenance & Service Arrangements

Notice Description

NWSSP on behalf of The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) sought a reliable and experienced supplier to provide a comprehensive fleet maintenance service for it's North Wales based vehicles, which play a vital role in the organisation's work of collecting, testing and distributing blood and blood products to hospitals across Wales. Ensuring the operational readiness and legal compliance of these vehicles is critical to the continuity of WBS's life-saving services. A formal agreement with WBS was required, to deliver a full range of maintenance services, including routine servicing, scheduled inspections, MOTs, emergency breakdown support, tail lift testing and bodywork repairs. These services must ensure all vehicles are roadworthy, compliant with transport legislation and available for use when required. Vehicles are primarily based at the following WBS locations: * North West Team Base, Llandygai, Bangor (LL57 4YH) * North East Team Base and holding/distribution centre, Pembroke House, Wrexham (LL13 7YT)

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Two x Twelve Month optional extension periods

Planning Information

Welsh Blood Service Market Engagement Notice: The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) is a national organisation dedicated to collecting voluntary, non-remunerated blood donations from the public. These donations are rigorously processed, tested, and distributed to hospitals across Wales to support critical patient care. The WBS is a division of Velindre University NHS Trust. A Senior Leadership Team supports the Divisional Director of the WBS and the WBS is authorised and licenced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, who audit the organisation at defined periods. The WBS Transport Department operates a large fleet of vehicles as part of the organisation’s activities in the collection, testing and distribution of blood and blood products to its customer hospitals. A proportion of these vehicles are based in North Wales at two separate locations. It is essential that the WBS service have to necessary maintenance contact in place to ensure that all vehicle’s operated and driven by employees are legally compliant with current road transport legislation. • North West Team Base, Llandygai, Bangor (LL57 4YH) • North East Team Base and holding/distribution centre, Pembroke House, Wrexham (LL13 7YT) This notice serves as a call for market engagement and to announce an upcoming tender opportunity. The preliminary market engagement will run from 18th June 2025 to 30th June 2025, with interested suppliers invited to participate at a later date (to be confirmed) through the eTender portal. www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk The full specification and detailed instructions for the process will be included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation available on the portal. Following the advertisement of the tender, all supplier submissions received within the timeframe will be thoroughly evaluated by the Trust before awarding the contract. Suppliers are invited at this stage to engage with NWSSP to provide information that may be useful to this tendering process or to ask any questions they may have. Engagement at this stage is voluntary and non-participation will not disadvantage you in any future tender opportunities. It is highly encouraged that suppliers respond if they have any queries as this will help to provide valuable insights at this early stage. We look forward to engaging with potential suppliers and appreciate your interest in supporting the vital work of the Welsh Blood Service.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f8e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080804-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
2 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
30 Nov 20252 months ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)
Additional Buyers

NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)

VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST

Contact Name
Alexandra McHugh
Contact Email
alexandra.mchugh@wales.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF14 3UZ
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham

Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Taff's Well
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

A N RICHARDS

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