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NON-URGENT, HIGH DEPENDENCY PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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31 Jul 2026 at 15:24

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is procuring high-dependency and non-urgent patient transport services. The service must transport patients to wards, departments and Trust locations for appointments, ensuring they arrive on time, in comfort and without detriment to their medical condition. The requirement covers ambulance services, health services and special-purpose road passenger transport. Work is centred on the Trust’s locations in Stoke-on-Trent and supports patient movements associated with its hospital and healthcare operations. This is a service contract rather than a goods supply or construction opportunity, and is relevant to organisations operating patient transport, ambulance or other specialist passenger transport services for healthcare users.

The process has reached tender: the Trust invited offers using an open procedure. There is one lot, with an estimated value of £16,000,000 gross in GBP. The contract is planned to run from 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2031, with an option to extend on one or more occasions by up to two years, to a maximum date of 31 May 2033. Enquiries had to be submitted by 17 August 2026 at 12:00, and bids by 1 September 2026 at 10:00. The intended award decision date is 30 November 2026. Electronic submission is allowed in English. Evaluation is based on 66% technical and value quality and 34% price. Economic and technical selection requirements are assessed through the procurement-specific, technical and value questionnaires.

This opportunity suits patient transport and ambulance operators able to provide high-dependency and non-emergency journeys for NHS patients. Suppliers need the operational capability to move patients safely and comfortably to clinical appointments, wards, departments and other Trust locations, while meeting required timings and protecting patients’ medical condition. The service is relevant to businesses with specialist road passenger transport capacity and the systems needed to manage healthcare transport at Trust scale. Bidders must address economic requirements in the procurement-specific questionnaire and demonstrate technical capability through that questionnaire and the Technical and Value Questionnaire. The quality weighting makes service delivery, technical approach and value evidence more important than price alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NON-URGENT, HIGH DEPENDENCY PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES

Notice Description

High Dependency and Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. The Contract will cover all High Dependency and Non-Emergency patient transportation in order that each patient should reach the ward, department or Trust location on time for their appointment and in comfort and without detriment to their medical condition.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Contract can be extended on one or more occasions for up to 2 years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d921
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072833-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

85100000 - Health services

85143000 - Ambulance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
1 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jun 2027 - 31 May 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE ON TRENT
Postcode
ST4 6QG
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Penkhull & Springfields
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Further Information

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