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North Wales Fleet Maintenance & Service Arrangements

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:35.

Opportunity overview

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)

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

A N Richards

Match pending…
Contract value
£100k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£120k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PPGZ-5215-GQZX
Location
Llangollen, UKL23, LL20 7RA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV50111000 — Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

Lots

  • Lot 1£60k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
WBS-ITT-59712
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
4 Aug 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
2 Jul 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
31 Jul 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
60,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
72,000

Renewal

Description
Two x Twelve Month optional extension periods

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Technical
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKL11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKL11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKL12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKL13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKL23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fleet management, repair and maintenance services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
038825-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
10 Jul 2025, 10:21

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033541-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
19 Jun 2025, 08:55

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXWV-6492-CGMN
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL22
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF14 3UZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4-5 Charnwood Court,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PXWV-6492-CGMN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Alexandra McHugh
Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-RQF
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Role Details
Procurement

Roles

procuringEntity

Address

Region
UKL15
Country
GB
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF15 7QZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4-5 Charnwood Court

Identifier

Id
RQF
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-PPON-PPGZ-5215-GQZX
Name
A N Richards

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL23
Country
GB
Locality
Llangollen
Postal Code
LL20 7RA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Froncysyllte

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
PPGZ-5215-GQZX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
50100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPGZ-5215-GQZX
Name
A N Richards

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
WBS-ITT-59712 NORTH WALES FLEET MAINTENANCE & SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
30 Nov 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
100,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
120,000

Period

Ends
30 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two optional twelve month extensions

Documents

Entry 1
Id
080804-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
8 Dec 2025, 17:04

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF14 3UZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL11 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL12 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL13 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL23 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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