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Short-Term Rental/Lease of Ambulance Driver Training Vehicles

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 16:12.

Opportunity overview

East Midlands Ambulance Service has recently awarded a contract to provide specialist ambulance type vehicles for the provision of Driver Training Vehicles (DTV) for the delivery of driver training, assessment and educational activities on a short term hire/lease basis. These vehicles will be used to support emergency response driver training (including bluelight training) across the Trust, ensuring safety, compliance and high educational standards. Vehicles should have complete conversions, emergency systems (including blue lights and siren equipment that are compatible with UK road legislation, warranties, technical support. Contracts will be based on a No Commitment No Volume Call Off Contract, with vehicle numbers being dependent on recruitment activity and demand levels when required.

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.

Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider)

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£471.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£565.8k
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJHY-2629-LXQV
Location
Ashton in Makerfield, UKD71, WN4 0YA, United Kingdom

Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider)

Match pending…
Shared contract value
£471.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£565.8k
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PZMB-6534-WBRR
Location
London, UKI41, E15 4QS, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
C468552
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Id
GB-PPON-PYQW-9421-PXDP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYQW-9421-PXDP

Address

Street Address
Trust Headquarters, 1 Horizon Place, Mellors Way, Nottingham Business Park
Locality
Nottingham
Postal Code
NG8 6PY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF14

Contact

Name
Chris Johnson

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider)
Id
GB-PPON-PZMB-6534-WBRR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZMB-6534-WBRR

Address

Street Address
18 The Broadway, Stratford
Locality
London
Postal Code
E15 4QS
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI41

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No
Organisation 3
Name
Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider)
Id
GB-PPON-PJHY-2629-LXQV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJHY-2629-LXQV

Address

Street Address
The Haulage Yard, Gibbons Road
Locality
Ashton in Makerfield
Postal Code
WN4 0YA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD71

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85143000
Description
Ambulance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZMB-6534-WBRR
Name
Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider)
Supplier 2
Id
GB-PPON-PJHY-2629-LXQV
Name
Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider)

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Short Term Hire/Lease of Driver Training Vehicles (DVT)
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
15 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
15 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Extension of 2 x 12 months

Options

Description
Option to utilise a different ambulance specification and setup if original vehicles are not available from either the primary or backup provider.

Value

Including VAT
565,782
Amount
471,485
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
0777
Title
Carbon Reduction Plan

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
12

Documents

Entry 1
Id
087299-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Sept 2026, 13:33
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Nottingham · UKF14 · NG8 6PY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 059423-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 081485-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 087299-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·