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EPRR Training VR Project

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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19 Aug 2026 at 14:39

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is procuring a virtual reality training and exercising platform for emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR). The service will provide immersive, realistic and repeatable training in Ten Second Triage during major incidents, mass-casualty events and complex emergency responses. It is intended for frontline operational staff, clinical personnel, tactical commanders, resilience personnel and students, supporting the assessment, categorisation and management of casualties in the earliest stages of an incident. The platform should build competence, confidence, decision-making and situational awareness while reducing the operational burden of live exercises. The requirement is for software and information systems, including training and simulation services, delivered for the Trust’s wider EPRR training and exercising programme.

The procurement has reached tender: the Trust invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Suppliers could submit electronic responses, with RFQs submitted through the Atamis platform. The deadline for enquiries was 31 August 2026 at 12:00, and the offer deadline was 7 September 2026 at 12:00. The single requirement has an estimated value of £60,900 excluding VAT (£73,080 including VAT). The contract period is 10 September 2026 to 9 September 2029. Evaluation is split equally between quality and price, each weighted at 50%. The buyer is seeking one solution under the procurement, with the contract covering the provision and support of the virtual reality training platform.

This opportunity suits suppliers with an established virtual reality training or simulation platform that can deliver realistic emergency-response scenarios and support repeatable individual and group exercises. Strong candidates will understand major-incident management, mass-casualty response and Ten Second Triage, and will be able to translate these requirements into engaging training for operational, clinical, tactical, resilience and student users. The solution needs to be scalable, evidence-based and supported throughout delivery, with sufficient usability and realism to develop decision-making, confidence and situational awareness. Suppliers should also be able to integrate the platform into an NHS ambulance trust’s existing EPRR training and exercising programme, reducing reliance on resource-intensive live exercises while providing a consistent environment for assessment and skills development.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EPRR Training VR Project

Notice Description

NEAS is seeking to procure a Virtual Reality (VR) training and exercising platform to support the delivery of high-quality, immersive training in the application of Ten Second Triage during major incidents, mass casualty events, and complex emergency responses. The Trust requires a scalable and realistic solution capable of supporting frontline operational staff, clinical personnel, tactical commanders, resilience personnel, and students in the assessment, categorisation, and management of casualties during the earliest stages of a major incident response. The solution should provide an engaging and repeatable training environment that supports the development of competence, confidence, decision-making and situational awareness while reducing the operational burden associated with live exercises. The Trust is seeking a supplier capable of delivering an established, supported and evidence-based solution that can be integrated into the organisation's wider EPRR training and exercising programme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079064-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

80610000 - Training and simulation in security equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,900 Under £100K
Lots Value
£60,900 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
7 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Sep 2026 - 9 Sep 2029 3-4 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
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
Postcode
NE15 8NY
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Lemington
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

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