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EEAST - VAT Recovery Services (26006)

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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21 Oct 2026 at 17:11

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust procured specialist VAT recovery services to help it pursue a VAT recovery opportunity and meet an overseas statutory financial deadline. The work is tax consultancy, focused specifically on VAT recovery rather than general tax advice. The Trust is based in Melbourn, but the procurement does not identify a separate service delivery location. The requirement relates to the Trust’s financial recovery, and the stated purpose was to protect public funds and avoid financial detriment if the deadline were missed. The supplier selected was TMF VAT Services Limited. This is a specialist professional-services requirement for an NHS ambulance trust, rather than the supply of physical goods or operational ambulance services.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. The Trust made a direct award to TMF VAT Services Limited, citing an urgent, unforeseeable situation outside its control: there was insufficient time for a competitive process before an overseas statutory financial deadline, and missing it could have lost a significant recovery opportunity. The award is recorded as pending. The contract period runs from 21 October 2026 to 9 September 2027. Its value is £136,938 excluding VAT (£164,325.60 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as one lot. The lot was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are stated.

For suppliers considering this buyer’s future VAT recovery requirement, the award indicates demand for specialist tax consultancy capable of pursuing VAT recoveries for an NHS ambulance trust. A credible competitor would need demonstrable VAT recovery expertise, the capacity to act against statutory financial deadlines, and the ability to identify and secure material recoveries while protecting public funds. The stated urgency explains why the Trust used a direct award on this occasion; it does not establish that future work will use the same route. Small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises were considered suitable for the lot, so the requirement was not presented as being restricted to large suppliers. The selected provider was a large company.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EEAST - VAT Recovery Services (26006)

Notice Description

EEAST - Specialist VAT Recovery Services (26006) Contract valid from 10/09/2026 to 09/09/2027

Procurement Information

An urgent and unforeseeable situation arose that was outside the control of the Trust. There was an immediate requirement to meet a statutory financial deadline (outside of the UK) and there was insufficient time to undertake a competitive procurement process. Failure to meet this deadline would have resulted in the loss of a significant financial recovery opportunity and potential financial detriment to the Trust. The Trust considers that a direct award in accordance with PA23, Schedule 5 (13), was necessary to address the immediate requirement within the required timeframe, secure the financial recovery opportunity and protect public funds.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d53
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099696-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79221000 - Tax consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£136,938 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Oct 2026 - 9 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MELBOURN
Postcode
SG8 6EN
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TMF VAT Services Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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