Tender

EEAST - Freedom to Speak Up (24-T11)

  • East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Headquarters

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-039375

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-055de4

Published 11 July 2025, 3:39pm

Scope

Description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a Freedom to Speak up Service (FTSU) provider to offer a confidential, impartial and responsive staff liaison support service to the Contracting Authority staff members across East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Commercial tool

Establishes an open framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £600,000 excluding VAT
  • £720,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 21 August 2025 to 21 August 2029
  • 4 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

Framework

Open framework scheme end date (estimated)

31 August 2029

Maximum number of suppliers

1

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Framework operation description

As per the Tender documents

Award method when using the framework

Either with or without competition

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

All Ambulance Trust within the UK All NHS Trusts within the UK All NHS ICB's within the UK

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

25 July 2025, 5:00pm

Tender submission deadline

5 August 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

https://atamis.co.uk/

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

21 August 2025

Award criteria

This table displays the award criteria of the lot
Name Description Type
Technical Documents

As per Tender documents

 Quality
Commercial Documents

As per tender documents

 Cost

Weighting description

As per Tender Documents

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Special regime

Light touch

Reduced tendering period

Yes

Light touch contract - no minimum

Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice

N/A

Contracting authority

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust Headquarters

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBNZ-4155-WXBZ

Whiting Way

Melbourn

SG8 6EN

United Kingdom

Email: tenders@eastamb.nhs.uk

Website: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/

Region: UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government