Ambulance Conversion Services

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The Trust intends to award a contract to Advanced Emergency Vehicles Limited (“AEV”) for ambulance conversion services in respect of 63 vehicle chassis on the basis that the services can only be supplied by one provider. This is on the grounds that competition is absent for technical reasons arising from AEV’s obligations over retention of title rights owed to third parties, interoperability issues with any other provider completing the works to date and AEV’s ability to provide warranties over the converted vehicles in acquiring the business and assets of VCS. Lot 1: The Trust originally awarded a contract to Vehicle Conversion Specialists Limited (Company Number 07214183) (“VCS”) for ambulance conversion services through a call-off contract (dated 15 June 2023) under a framework agreement established by East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement (hosted by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust).<br/><br/>63 vehicle chassis were transferred into the possession of VCS for performing the contract. VCS went into administration on 20 November 2023. Personnel from Teneo Financial Advisory Limited (the Administrators) have been appointed as the administrators of VCS. <br/><br/>The Administrators intends to sell all assets of VCS to AEV including work in progress and motor vehicles subject to third party retention of title rights.<br/><br/>The Trust intends to award a contract to AEV to complete the ambulance conversion of the 63 vehicles. Additional information: The original call-off contract to VCS was under Lot 1 of the East of England Collaborative NHS Procurement Hub Framework Agreement for Ambulance and Specialist Vehicle Conversions. Framework OJEU Number: 2020/S 240-594961.