AwardedAwarded 15 September 2026

Short-Term Rental/Lease of Ambulance Driver Training Vehicles

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · NHS and health

In brief

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust awarded healthcare and vehicle and fleet work to Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider) and Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider) on 15 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £300,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider) Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider) 4 bids received	£471,485	15 September 2026 to 31 August 2028
Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider) Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider) 4 bids received	£471,560	Awarded 21 August 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

24 June 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 059423-2026
26 August 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 081485-2026
15 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 087299-2026

About the buyer

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS TrustLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for healthcare

Central Medical Services Ltd2 contracts
Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider)1 contract
Emergency Services Training & Resilience (Primary Provider)1 contract

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From notice 059423-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 June 2026, last updated 15 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.