Notice Information
Notice Title
EEAST - Freedom to Speak Up (24-T11)
Notice Description
The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a Freedom to Speak up Service (FTSU) provider to offer a confidential, impartial and responsive staff liaison support service to the Contracting Authority staff members across East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-055de4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077576-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Aug 2025 - 12 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@eastamb.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MELBOURN
- Postcode
- SG8 6EN
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Electoral Ward
- Melbourn
- Westminster Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077576-2025
27th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039375-2025
11th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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