Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Beacon House, William Brown Close
Cwmbran
NP44 3 AB
UK
E-mail: Philip.Jones12@wales.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
WAS-DCO-63057 - Purchase of 40 x Ford Transit Custom 320 L2 H1 Limited Vans
Reference number: WAS-DCO-63057
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Purchase of 40 Ford Transit Custom vans for conversion into EMS Single Responder Vehicles for Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 534 985.94
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
34100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purchase of 40 Ford Transit Custom vans for conversion into EMS Single Responder Vehicles for Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract is a direct-award call-off under the CCS/GCA RM6244 Purchase of Standard and Specialist Vehicles Framework, Lot 2 – Purchase of Light and Medium Commercial Vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes. The Authority has followed the direct-award procedure set out in Framework Schedule 7 and selected the supplier for the purchase of 40 Ford Transit vans. As the requirement is being awarded under the existing framework agreement, no separate call for competition was required.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: WAS-DCO-63057
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ford Motor Company Limited
Essex
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 534 985.94
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:169605)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/08/2026