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Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

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Planning

07 Oct 2026 at 16:21

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board, working with NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board, intends to commission non-emergency patient transport for patients across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country. The service is expected to cover a wide range of healthcare premises and include journeys between areas and to destinations outside the area when required. Providers would work with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to match transport capacity to patient attendance patterns. This is a healthcare transport service rather than emergency ambulance provision. The planned coverage spans several local health systems, with coordination across providers and healthcare sites central to delivery.

This is at the planning stage: the ICBs are conducting market engagement, not inviting tenders. They expect to hold an engagement event on 21 October 2026 at 09:00, with providers able to request individual appointments through the event questionnaire. A further notice is expected on 30 November 2026. The intended operating model is continuous service, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The process is planned as one lot. No procurement procedure, award method, contract value or contract duration is set out at this stage; the 24/7/365 description concerns intended service coverage, not a stated contract term.

The engagement is aimed at providers with suitable knowledge and experience in non-emergency patient transport. Suppliers likely to be well placed are those able to coordinate reliable, year-round transport across multiple healthcare locations, including cross-area and out-of-area journeys, and to work closely with acute, mental health and community services. Capacity planning that can respond to varying patient attendance patterns will be relevant. The buyer has made a draft service specification and activity information available through its procurement portal, which can help providers assess operational requirements and prepare for a later competition. The planned engagement offers a chance to discuss the service model and request a one-to-one appointment; it is preparatory rather than a request for bids.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

Notice Description

***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***<br/><br/>NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB and NHS Black Country ICB are seeking to carry out a market engagement event with those providers with suitable knowledge and experience to provide a Non-Emergency patient transport service for patients in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country.<br/><br/>The service will cover a wide range of healthcare premises across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country, with a requirement to carry out cross-place and out of area transport requests as appropriate. It is intended that this service will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with the successful provider working closely with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to ensure capacity aligns with patient attendance patterns. Further details can be found in the draft service specification with is available to download from the Atamis portal. The ICB has also made activity information available for providers perusal.<br/><br/>The ICB intends to hold a market engagement event on Wednesday October 21st October at 0900hrs. Providers are asked to register for the market engagement via the Atamis Health Family Portal. There will be an opportunity for providers to request 1:1 appointments via the questionnaire which will be available on the Atamis portal.

Lot Information

Lot 1

***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY***

NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB and NHS Black Country ICB are seeking to carry out a market engagement event with those providers with suitable knowledge and experience to provide a Non-Emergency patient transport service for patients in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country.

The service will cover a wide range of healthcare premises across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country, with a requirement to carry out cross-place and out of area transport requests as appropriate. It is intended that this service will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with the successful provider working closely with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to ensure capacity aligns with patient attendance patterns. Further details can be found in the draft service specification with is available to download from the Atamis portal. The ICB has also made activity information available for providers perusal.

The ICB intends to hold a market engagement event on Wednesday October 21st at 0900hrs. Providers are asked to register for the market engagement via the Atamis Health Family Portal. There will be an opportunity for providers to request 1:1 appointments via the questionnaire which will be available on the Atamis portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07831b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094912-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1TT
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG3 West Midlands
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

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