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title: "YAS Smart Messaging Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "YORKSHIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST"
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# YAS Smart Messaging Service

Buyer: YORKSHIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3070fef6-0c52-4e13-ae86-c1fa13409468

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## Summary

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has completed a procurement process to acquire a Smart Messaging Service. The service is crucial for the trust's operations, including emergency services like 111 and 999. The procurement was conducted via a direct award to British Telecom under a framework agreement to ensure business continuity and maintain frontline service delivery. The contract, valued at £72,480, falls under the industry category of Electronic message and information services. The contract was awarded on 1st April 2025, with the service expected to commence on 28th April 2025 and run until 27th April 2027. The procurement method was selective, ensuring that the service would be reliable and appropriate for the high-stake requirements of the trust.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for telecommunications and IT service providers capable of delivering robust messaging solutions. Although the award was made via a direct framework agreement, it sets a precedent for future procurements within the healthcare and emergency services sector. Businesses specialising in electronic messaging services, particularly those experienced with large-scale, mission-critical deployments, would be well-suited to pursue similar opportunities. Collaboration with healthcare organisations necessitates high standards of reliability and security, making this an advantageous sector for experienced suppliers.

## Notice

The smart messaging facility is a primary use tool for YAS, this service sends group SMS (texts) to all our services, e.g. 111, 999 Operations PTS and GRS and .... to the CAD system. So, it is vital to service deployment in respect of the facility of information in saving lives. Therefore, the procurement is necessary via Direct Award to British Telecom through the above-mentioned framework to preserve business continuity for the authority and maintain vital front-line delivery Additional information: The smart messaging facility is a primary use tool for YAS, this service sends group SMS (texts) to all our services, e.g. 111, 999 Operations PTS and GRS and .... to the CAD system. So, it is vital to service deployment in respect of the facility of information in saving lives. Therefore, the procurement is necessary via Direct Award to British Telecom through the above-mentioned framework to preserve business continuity for the authority and maintain vital front-line delivery

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee8e0837-f6b0-423b-8e72-e82b2275972e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Apr 2025 - 27 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £72,480 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £72,480 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | YORKSHIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF2 0XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wrenthorpe and Outwood West |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64216000 - Electronic message and information services

## Release History

- 10 Apr 2025 at 11:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee8e0837-f6b0-423b-8e72-e82b2275972e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee8e0837-f6b0-423b-8e72-e82b2275972e
  10th April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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