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title: "EEAST - VAT Recovery Services (26006)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078d53"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust"
published: "2026-10-21"
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# EEAST - VAT Recovery Services (26006)

Buyer: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078d53

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099696-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 21 Oct 2026 - 9 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £136,938 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
| Locality | MELBOURN |
| Postcode area | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG8 6EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | South Cambridgeshire |
| Electoral ward | Melbourn |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TMF VAT Services Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79221000 - Tax consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 17:11 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099696-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099696-2026
  21st October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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