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AA-471-26 Scottish Ambulance Service - Whole System Investment

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

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22 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Ayrshire & Arran procured whole-system investment services for the Scottish Ambulance Service. The requirement is classified as health-related services, with delivery across Ayrshire and Arran. The awarded scope is described as Scottish Ambulance Service whole-system investment and is associated with a single requirement covering the ambulance service. NHS Ayrshire & Arran is the public-sector buyer, while the Scottish Ambulance Service is the selected provider. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations that deliver investment, improvement or related support for ambulance and wider health-service systems in Ayrshire and Arran. It is not a conventional supply, construction or standalone clinical staffing requirement; the published description centres on investment across an ambulance service system.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a limited direct-award procedure without prior publication of a competition notice. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically by a non-EU supplier, and none came from an SME. The Scottish Ambulance Service was awarded the single lot. The contract was signed on 26 June 2026 and is active, with a value of £77,404.17. The procurement was treated as outside the scope of the applicable directive and covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The award used a direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. No award date or contract end date is recorded, and the available outcome information identifies the Scottish Ambulance Service as the sole awarded supplier.

This award indicates a defined requirement from NHS Ayrshire & Arran for whole-system investment connected with the Scottish Ambulance Service, delivered across Ayrshire and Arran. For future work of this type, credible competitors would need to understand ambulance-service operations and the wider health-system environment, and be able to provide investment or improvement support at organisational-system level rather than a narrow standalone service. The procurement route also shows that this requirement was placed through a direct award, with a single supplier selected. Businesses assessing similar demand should therefore be able to demonstrate a distinctive fit with the ambulance service’s whole-system needs, relevant health-sector delivery capability and the capacity to work with a public healthcare buyer and its service partner.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AA-471-26 Scottish Ambulance Service - Whole System Investment

Notice Description

Scottish Ambulance Service - Whole System Investment

Procurement Information

Direct Award

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837844
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560650
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85143000 - Ambulance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£77,404 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
AYR
Postcode
KA6 6AB
Postcode Area
Kilmarnock
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Delivery Location
TLM94 South Ayrshire
Local Authority
South Ayrshire
Electoral Ward
Maybole, North Carrick and Coylton
Westminster Constituency
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Scottish Ambulance Service

Further Information

Notice Documents

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