Notice Information
Notice Title
Atmospheric Monitoring Devices - NHS Resilience Emergency Capabilities Unit
Notice Description
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust on behalf of the NHS Emergency Capabilities Unit wishes to select and appoint suitable providers onto a framework to supply Atmospheric Monitoring Devices. It is essential that Ambulance Trusts provide appropriate gas detection equipment to safeguard personnel against a range of atmospheric hazards. This includes alerting users to the risk of explosion from combustible gases and vapours, suffocation due to oxygen deficiency, poisoning from toxic gases, and fire hazards associated with oxygen-enriched environments. The scope of the procurement comprises the provision of gas detectors and will be divided into three separate lots. Each lot will encompass ongoing product support throughout the contract term, including requirements for routine servicing, maintenance, calibration, and software for data collection and analysis Lot 1: Portable Single Gas Detectors Lot 2: Portable Multi Gas Detectors Lot 3: Area Monitors The anticipation is to have single supplier per lot, bidders may apply for any individual lot or all three lots. The Contracting Authority shall create a Framework Agreement for a period of three years, with an option to extend for 12 months.
Lot Information
Portable Single Gas Detectors
Provision of Portable Single Gas Detectors including ongoing product support throughout the contract term; requirements for routine servicing, maintenance, calibration, and software for data collection and analysis.
Options: Option to extend 12 months
Renewal: Option to extend 12 months
Portable Multi Gas DetectorsProvision of Portable Multi Gas Detectors including ongoing product support throughout the contract term; requirements for routine servicing, maintenance, calibration, and software for data collection and analysis.
Options: Option to extend 12 months
Renewal: Option to extend 12 months
Area MonitorsProvision of Area Monitors including ongoing product support throughout the contract term; requirements for routine servicing, maintenance, calibration, and software for data collection and analysis.
Options: Option to extend 12 months
Renewal: Option to extend 12 months
Planning Information
The NHS Emergency Capabilities Unit (ECU) is initiating a pre-market engagement process with suppliers and manufacturers to support the development of a comprehensive specification for atmospheric monitoring devices. These devices will be deployed within Ambulance Services across England. Your feedback will help us: • Refine and clarify technical and operational requirements • Identify opportunities for innovation • Understand potential challenges and barriers • Facilitate open and transparent dialogue with the market A questionnaire published requires short, factual responses which will assist with information gathering for the development of the requirements and the specification
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e610
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009667-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
38341500 - Contamination-monitoring devices
38543000 - Gas-detection equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,999,998 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Mar 20261 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 12 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-01-02
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST
- Contact Name
- Timothy Magson
- Contact Email
- londamb.purchasing.requests@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8SD
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009667-2026
3rd February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009621-2026
3rd February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075921-2025
21st November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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