EEAST - Freedom to Speak Up (24-T11)

Opportunity overview

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.

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.

The Guardian Service

Matched by normalised name

Contract value: £800k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 12 Aug 2025
Including VAT: £960k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PHMT-9963-GBGJ
Location: London,, UKI32, W1T 3LJ, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV79414000 — Human resources management consultancy services

Lots

Lot 1£600k

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: C375499
Status: complete
Above Threshold: Yes
Procurement Method: open
Main Procurement Category: services
How to submit: https://atamis.co.uk/ ↗
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure

Procedure

Is Accelerated: Yes
Accelerated Rationale: Light touch contract

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗
Scheme: UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Framework Agreement

Type: open
Method: withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Description: As per the Tender documents
Buyer Categories: All Ambulance Trust within the UK All NHS Trusts within the UK All NHS ICB's within the UK
Maximum Participants: 1
Is Open Framework Scheme: Yes
Open Framework Scheme End Date: 12 Aug 2029, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends: 21 Aug 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends: 5 Aug 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends: 25 Jul 2025, 17:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy: allowed

Languages

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Value

Amount: 600,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 720,000

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description: As per Tender Documents

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Technical Documents
Type: quality
Description: As per Tender documents

Criterion 2

Name: Commercial Documents
Type: cost
Description: As per tender documents

Contract period

Ends: 21 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts: 21 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 79414000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Human resources management consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published
Document Type: conflictOfInterest

Entry 2

Id: 039375-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039375-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK4
Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: tenderNotice
Published: 11 Jul 2025, 15:39

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale: N/A

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-PPON-PBNZ-4155-WXBZ
Name: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region: UKH12
Country: GB
Locality: Melbourn
Postal Code: SG8 6EN
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: Whiting Way

Details

Url: https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Description: Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id: PBNZ-4155-WXBZ
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: tenders@eastamb.nhs.uk

Organisation 2

Id: GB-PPON-PHMT-9963-GBGJ
Name: The Guardian Service

Roles

supplier

Address

Region: UKI32
Country: GB
Locality: London,
Postal Code: W1T 3LJ
Country Name: United Kingdom
Street Address: First Floor, 14-15 Berners Street,

Details

Vcse: No
Scale: sme
Sheltered Workshop: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No

Identifier

Id: PHMT-9963-GBGJ
Scheme: GB-PPON

Contact

Email: contact@theguardianservice.co.uk

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Id: 79414000
Scheme: CPV
Description: Human resources management consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PHMT-9963-GBGJ
Name: The Guardian Service

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Title: EEAST - Freedom to Speak Up (24-T11)
Status: active
Award ID: 1
Date Signed: 13 Aug 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold: Yes

Value

Amount: 800,000
Currency: GBP
Including VAT: 960,000

Period

Ends: 12 Aug 2029, 23:59
Starts: 14 Aug 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 077576-2025
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077576-2025 ↗
Format: text/html
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type: contractNotice
Published: 27 Nov 2025, 10:47

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Melbourn · UKH12 · SG8 6EN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ocds-h6vhtk-055de4-2025-11-27T10:47:28ZTender notice on Find a Tender · 27 Nov 2025, 10:47