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Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust

DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

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18 Jul 2025 at 10:14

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Devon Partnership NHS Trust has awarded a contract for the "Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service" within the industry category of Health Services. Based in Exeter, the Trust operates in the South West of England. The procurement stage is the Award phase, with the contract officially awarded on 18th July 2025. The direct procurement method was employed, operating below the competition threshold. The contract will commence on 30th July 2025 and run until 19th January 2026. The contract was granted to the Therapeutic Response, Health Transportation Group (HTG-UK) located in Lincoln, valued at £162,604.

This procurement offers significant business growth opportunities for companies in the health transportation sector, particularly those specialising in secure patient transport services. Larger organisations with the capability to provide comprehensive and reliable out-of-hours services will particularly benefit from such contracts. As the Trust plans to conduct a full retender to award a longer-term contract in the summer of 2025, businesses should prepare to compete in this future opportunity, potentially necessitating strategic positioning and capacity building to enhance service delivery in response to public authority needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust

Notice Description

Devon Partnership NHS Trust ("DPT") is awarding a new Six (6) month term contract for the provision of an Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service This new contract will commence on 20/07/2025 The provider was originally awarded a Six (6) month term contract, commencing January 2025 following a tender process ran against Lot 4 (Ambulance Transport) of Devon County Council's CP1185-15 Provision of Passenger Transport DPS During the term of this new contract, DPT will undertake a full competitive retender process to award a new longer term contract. This is expected to commence Summer 2025

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0561f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041229-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£162,604 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20257 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jul 2025 - 19 Jan 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
Contact Name
Simon Worthy
Contact Email
simon.worthy@nhs.net
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX2 5AF
Post Town
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Priory
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE, HEALTH TRANSPORTATION GROUP (HTG-UK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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