Preliminary Market Engagement Notice – Isles of Scilly Ambulance Boat Replacement
Details
- Value
- £1
- Topic
- Patient-transport vehicles
- Published
- 22 September 2025
- Submission
- 31 October 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Early Market Engagement Meet the Buyer Event: Monday, 3rd November 2025 South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is seeking early engagement with the market regarding the future provision of the ambulance boat service for the Isles of Scilly. The current vessel, which has served the islands for over 25 years, is approaching the end of its operational life. Maintenance costs are rising, and sourcing replacement parts is increasingly difficult. To ensure the continuity of a safe, reliable, and sustainable ambulance service for the Isles of Scilly, SWASFT is exploring options for either: The procurement of a new replacement vessel, or The engagement of a service provider to deliver an alternative solution that meets the operational and clinical needs of the community. We are open to innovative proposals and welcome input from suppliers with relevant expertise in marine transport, emergency services, and remote healthcare logistics. Meet the Buyer Event Details Date: Monday, 3rd November 2025 Format: Virtual and/or in-person (details to be confirmed) Purpose: To engage with potential suppliers, share background information, and gather market insight ahead of formal procurement. How to Register Interest Suppliers interested in attending the Meet the Buyer event or contributing to the market engagement process should contact: Lewis Wells Senior Procurement Contract Manager Email: lewis.wells@swast.nhs.uk Please register your interest by Friday, 25th October 2025.
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published22 September 2025Current notice
About the buyer
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust runs emergency and urgent care across the south west of England as an NHS ambulance trust. Every tender and sourcing exercise runs through Atamis Select, the Trust's e-sourcing portal. The Trust takes part in a supplier engagement programme run with NHS England. Invoicing and purchase-to-pay processing route through NHS Shared Business Services. The Trust covers 10,000 square miles, a fifth of mainland England, from Cornwall to Gloucestershire. A public contracts register lists live agreements for suppliers to check.
UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.
Over the past 5 years, most of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in software and information systems, construction work and furniture and furnishings.
Relevant CPV codes
- 34114122 · Patient-transport vehicles
- 34144212 · Water-tender vehicles
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@south-western-ambulance-service-nhs-foundation-trust.gov |
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