AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust has published an active award for Ford vehicle parts and some specialist repairs for its workshops. The published award names Ford Motor Company T/A Parts Plus as supplier, but that name remains unverified because the completed company-matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £1,550,000, was published on 20 October 2026. The notice records a contract period from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2030.
Market significanceThis is a four-year NHS fleet-parts call-off under the GCA RM6244 framework. The stated value is assigned to the single published award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Ford Motor Company T/A Parts Plus (unverified source name)
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-81095a46-c5ba-4fc3-a9cd-41fa57a1edd4-1 · 1550000 GBP · active award
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The award names "Ford Motor Company T/A Parts Plus" as its sole supplier and records a £1,550,000 award value. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified legal company name supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process stage is "award" and display status is "awarded"; the award status is "active".
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period recorded
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2030
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2030-10-18; tender contractPeriod matches.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£1,550,000
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The sole published award has value amount 1550000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single published award; no lot-level breakdown published
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One award is supplied and no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence3 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-03T12:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026, 10:37 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T10:37:07+01:00.
Recorded contract end
99% confidence18 October 2030
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate: 2030-10-18T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceFord motor vehicle parts for Trust workshop repairs, including some specialist repairs by the supplier
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Tender description states: "Supply of Ford Motor vehicle parts for use by Trust workshops when repairing vehicles. This also includes some specialist repairs by the supplier."
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 34224200 — Parts of other vehicles
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Tender classification is CPV 34224200, described as "Parts of other vehicles".
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Main procurement category is goods.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceEngland; a delivery postcode of SE1 8SD is also published
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Tender items list delivery addresses in England and at postcode SE1 8SD.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; call-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework route
99% confidenceGCA RM6244
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Tender additional information states: "Purchase via GCA RM6244 framework".
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded term
99% confidence4 years
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The recorded period runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2030.
Extension option
99% confidenceNo option to extend stated
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Additional information states: "There is no option to extend this contract."
SME and VCSE suitability
95% confidenceNot indicated as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields state sme: false and vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supply model
99% confidenceFleet-parts supply combined with some specialist repair activity
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The description covers Ford parts and some specialist repairs by the supplier.
Route to market
99% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an open procedure
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The notice identifies a selective call-off from framework GCA RM6244.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified; no safe Companies House match was found by the completed matching workflow
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched and no verified company name or number is supplied.
Award versus execution evidence
99% confidenceThe source is an award notice with an active award and recorded contract period; it does not explicitly evidence signature or execution
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Document type is awardNotice and no signed-contract evidence is supplied.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing, lot breakdown, bidder numbers, evaluation, award rationale and individual repair/service pricing
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No lots, bid data, evaluation data or pricing schedule is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source identifies the supplier only as "Ford Motor Company T/A Parts Plus"; the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match, so the supplier identity is unverified.
- The notice is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- No lot titles, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or detailed repair scope is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
LAS Ford Parts SupplyLondon Ambulance Service NHS TrustFord vehicle partsGCA RM6244vehicle parts contractContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the LAS Ford Parts Supply award?
The published award names Ford Motor Company T/A Parts Plus. The name is unverified because no safe Companies House match was found in the completed matching workflow.
What is the published award value?
The single published award is valued at £1,550,000.
When does the recorded contract period end?
The notice records an end date of 18 October 2030 and states that there is no option to extend.
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