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title: "North Wales Fleet Maintenance & Service Arrangements"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054f8e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2025-12-08"
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# North Wales Fleet Maintenance & Service Arrangements

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054f8e

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, completed an open procurement process to secure comprehensive fleet maintenance and service arrangements for North Wales. The tender, titled "North Wales Fleet Maintenance & Service Arrangements," focused on maintaining vehicles used by the Welsh Blood Service to ensure their operational readiness and compliance with transport legislation. Key services include routine servicing, MOTs, emergency breakdown support, and specialised repairs, targeted for the WBS locations in Llandygai, Bangor, and Wrexham. The procurement, which sought interested suppliers in July 2025, resulted in a contract awarded to A N Richards, an SME based in Llangollen, effective from December 2025 with the potential for renewal up to November 2030.

This tender represents a growth opportunity for businesses specialising in fleet maintenance services, particularly those with expertise in servicing government and healthcare transport requirements. As the successful supplier, A N Richards demonstrates the competitive edge required by delivering reliable vehicle servicing critical to the Welsh Blood Service’s operations. Potential competitors or partners in such tenders would likely benefit from a strong local presence, proven track record in fleet management, and capacity to meet specific vehicle compliance standards. The procurement process, initiated through an open competition, catered to SMEs, emphasising the procurement's accessibility to a broad range of industry participants.

## Notice

NWSSP on behalf of The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) sought a reliable and experienced supplier to provide a comprehensive fleet maintenance service for it's North Wales based vehicles, which play a vital role in the organisation's work of collecting, testing and distributing blood and blood products to hospitals across Wales. Ensuring the operational readiness and legal compliance of these vehicles is critical to the continuity of WBS's life-saving services. A formal agreement with WBS was required, to deliver a full range of maintenance services, including routine servicing, scheduled inspections, MOTs, emergency breakdown support, tail lift testing and bodywork repairs. These services must ensure all vehicles are roadworthy, compliant with transport legislation and available for use when required. Vehicles are primarily based at the following WBS locations: * North West Team Base, Llandygai, Bangor (LL57 4YH) * North East Team Base and holding/distribution centre, Pembroke House, Wrexham (LL13 7YT)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Two x Twelve Month optional extension periods

### Planning Information

Welsh Blood Service Market Engagement Notice: 
The Welsh Blood Service (WBS) is a national organisation dedicated to collecting voluntary, non-remunerated blood donations from the public. These donations are rigorously processed, tested, and distributed to hospitals across Wales to support critical patient care.
The WBS is a division of Velindre University NHS Trust. A Senior Leadership Team supports the Divisional Director of the WBS and the WBS is authorised and licenced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, who audit the organisation at defined periods.
The WBS Transport Department operates a large fleet of vehicles as part of the organisation’s activities in the collection, testing and distribution of blood and blood products to its customer hospitals. A proportion of these vehicles are based in North Wales at two separate locations. It is essential that the WBS service have to necessary maintenance contact in place to ensure that all vehicle’s operated and driven by employees are legally compliant with current road transport legislation.
• North West Team Base, Llandygai, Bangor (LL57 4YH)
• North East Team Base and holding/distribution centre, Pembroke House, Wrexham (LL13 7YT)
This notice serves as a call for market engagement and to announce an upcoming tender opportunity. The preliminary market engagement will run from 18th June 2025 to 30th June 2025, with interested suppliers invited to participate at a later date (to be confirmed) through the eTender portal. 
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
The full specification and detailed instructions for the process will be included in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation available on the portal.
Following the advertisement of the tender, all supplier submissions received within the timeframe will be thoroughly evaluated by the Trust before awarding the contract. 
Suppliers are invited at this stage to engage with NWSSP to provide information that may be useful to this tendering process or to ask any questions they may have. Engagement at this stage is voluntary and non-participation will not disadvantage you in any future tender opportunities. 
It is highly encouraged that suppliers respond if they have any queries as this will help to provide valuable insights at this early stage.
We look forward to engaging with potential suppliers and appreciate your interest in supporting the vital work of the Welsh Blood Service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080804-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | 30 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | £60,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £100,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Additional buyers | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST); VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 3UZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Taff's Well |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | TLL11 Isle of Anglesey, TLL12 Gwynedd, TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire, TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | A N RICHARDS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
- 50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

## Release History

- 8 Dec 2025 at 17:04 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080804-2025
- 10 Jul 2025 at 09:21 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038825-2025
- 19 Jun 2025 at 07:55 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033541-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080804-2025
  8th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038825-2025
  10th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033541-2025
  19th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.etenderwalesbravosolution.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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