Tender

Procurement of Conversion Lease and Maintenance for Ambulance Specialist Vehicles and Equipment

  • South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-016846

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-046c4a

Published 30 May 2024, 10:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Nexus House, 4 Gatwick Road

Crawley

RH10 9GB

Contact

Sarah Benke

Email

sarah.benke@linkgroup.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7892789943

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://delta-esourcing.com

Buyer's address

https://www.secamb.nhs.uk

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.delta-esourcing.com

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.delta-esourcing.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Procurement of Conversion Lease and Maintenance for Ambulance Specialist Vehicles and Equipment

Reference number

14708

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 50117200 - Ambulance conversion services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Link Treasury Services Limited, trading as Link Group (Link), is managing the framework on behalf of SECAmb and Link's clients.

Link invites tenders for organisations to participate in a 48-month Agreement ('the Framework Agreement') for the supply, conversion, lease and maintenance of Ambulance and Specialist vehicles and associated equipment.

The Framework Agreement will be used by Link clients. It may also be used by all other contracting authorities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as defined in Regulation 2 of the UK statutory instrument Public Contracts Regulations 102 and detailed in Attachment 1 ("Contracting Authorities").

The framework Agreement covers 8 lots. Bidders can submit a tender for one or more lots,

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £500,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 8

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply/conversion of accident and emergency vehicles of a box body construction

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50117200 - Ambulance conversion services
  • 34114120 - Paramedic vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for the supply/conversion of accident and emergency vehicles of a box body construction

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £200,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues

Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply/conversion of accident and emergency vehicles of a van conversion construction (A&E)

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50117200 - Ambulance conversion services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for the supply/conversion of accident and emergency vehicles of a van conversion construction

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply/conversion of rapid response vehicles (based on a car or van construction)

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50117200 - Ambulance conversion services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for the supply of rapid response vehicles are based on either a car or van construction

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply/conversion of patient transport vehicles including multi patient and stretcher variations

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50117200 - Ambulance conversion services
  • 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for the supply/conversion of patient transport vehicles, this includes multi-patient and stretcher variations

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply/conversion of patient transport vehicles including single patient/wheelchair conversions

Lot No

5

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50117200 - Ambulance conversion services
  • 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for the supply/conversion of patient transport vehicles, this includes singlepatient/wheelchair conversions

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Supply / Conversion of ambulance service support vehicles, including but not limited to logistical support vehicles, mental health response vehicles and other specialist vehicles.

Lot No

6

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34114100 - Emergency vehicles
  • 50117000 - Vehicle conversion and reconditioning services
  • 50117200 - Ambulance conversion services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for the supply / conversion of ambulance service support vehicles, including but not limited to logistic vehicles, mental health response vehicles and other specialist vehicles and vehicle refurbishment.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lease Finance of Ambulances and Specialist vehicles and associated equipment.

Lot No

7

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 66114000 - Financial leasing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for the provision of lease finance for ambulances, specialist vehicles and assocateied equipment.

This includes Ambulance Emergency Response, Patient Transport, Ambulance Service Support Vehicles, and any other specialist vehicles operated (e.g., incident support, logistics, commercial service vehicles, motorbikes). This also included medical equipment, used such as defibrillators, monitoring equipment, etc.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Vehicle maintenance/management of ambulance and specialist vehicles

Lot No

8

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This lot is for the provision of vehicle maintenance/management of ambulance and specialist vehicles. This includes for Ambulance Emergency Response, Patient Transport, Ambulance Service Support Vehicles and any other specialist vehicles operated, i.e. incident support, logistics, commercial service vehicles, motorbikes.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

1 July 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 48 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

1 July 2024

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

The value provided We cannot guarantee any business through the Framework Agreement.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=865162102

GO Reference: GO-2024530-PRO-26381053

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Nexus House, 4 Gatwick Road

Crawley

RH10 9GB

Email

sarah.benke@linkgroup.co.uk

Telephone

+44 7892789943

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

www.secamb.nhs.uk