Notice Information
Notice Title
Lease or Hire of an Outreach Community Health Van (Bespoke Van Body Conversion)
Notice Description
The Authority invites tenders for a 2-year lease or rental of a bespoke conversion 3,500kg gross weight, low chassis Community Outreach Van. The vehicle chassis must be new, but tenderers may offer a conversion body which is either new, or if practicable to do so, second-hand. Where a second-hand conversion body is offered the conversion body must be no more than 3-years old.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The authority will consider options for both the lease or hire of the vehicle. Additionally consideration will also be given to a vehicle body conversion which is either new, or if practicable to do so, second-hand. If the later, the vehicle body conversion must be no more than 3-years old.
Renewal: Subject to funding availability, the authority may consider three annual contract extensions.
Planning Information
The Authority conducted a short series of preliminary market engagement discussions with four companies to assist in the development and design of a vehicle specification, and to obtain indicative pricing. The companies invited to participate in the preliminary engagement were: • Torton Bodies Ltd • Neat Vehicles Ltd • Special Events Services Ltd • EMS Healthcare
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e546
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083583-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34114300 - Welfare vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jan 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- kevin.macey1@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAMBRIDGE
- Postcode
- CB2 0QQ
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- 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
- TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Cambridge
- Electoral Ward
- Queen Edith's
- Westminster Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083583-2025
16th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075592-2025
20th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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