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QEHKL236 Electric Tow Truck Purchase

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Nhs Foundation Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Sep 2026 at 15:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

11 Aug 2026 at 12:35

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust bought electric tow trucks and associated maintenance. The vehicles are for the Trust’s operations, with delivery in Norfolk. This is a purchase of electric vehicles, classified in the tender as lifting and handling machinery. The requirement combines supply of the tow trucks with an option to buy five years of maintenance at the point of sale. The procurement was divided into one lot, covering the vehicle purchase and its related requirements. The Trust is based in King’s Lynn; the supplier awarded the contract is based in Birmingham.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to WILMAT LIMITED on 29 September 2026. The award value is £83,310 excluding VAT (£99,972 including VAT). The awarded contract period runs from 14 December 2026 to 13 December 2031. The Trust used an open competition below the applicable threshold. The tender submission deadline and the deadline for enquiries were both 21 August 2026 at 12 noon. The single lot was evaluated on quality, weighted at 35%, and price, weighted at 65%. The tender was restricted to small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises located in Norfolk. Four bids were received, all from SMEs. The award records a scheduled signature milestone of 5 October 2026.

This award shows demand from the Trust for electric tow trucks and associated maintenance, with a five-year contract period and an option to buy five years of maintenance at the point of sale. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply electric tow vehicles suitable for the Trust’s operational use and be able to support them through maintenance provision. The competition was open but restricted to SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises located in Norfolk, so suppliers would need to meet those participation conditions to compete through the same route. The evaluation gave price greater weight than quality, while quality still formed a substantial part of the assessment; suppliers would therefore need to offer a competitive commercial proposal alongside a convincing quality submission. Four SME bids reached the final stage.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QEHKL236 Electric Tow Truck Purchase

Notice Description

Purchase of electric tow trucks and associated maintenance

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Option to purchase 5yrs maintenance at point of sale

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e143
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092024-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

42 - Industrial machinery

CPV Codes

34144900 - Electric vehicles

42418000 - Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£83,310 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 Dec 2026 - 13 Dec 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Nhs Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KINGS LYNN
Postcode
PE30 4ET
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH52 North and West Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH East (England)
Local Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Electoral Ward
Springwood
Westminster Constituency
North West Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WILMAT LIMITED

Further Information

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