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title: "Childrens Acute Transport Service (CATS) Patient Transport Servoce"
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# Childrens Acute Transport Service (CATS) Patient Transport Servoce

Buyer: GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ea4f4aff-6640-46a9-9b90-4adb7cd1ac14

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## Summary

The Great Ormond Street Hospital is seeking to procure the Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS), a crucial NHS paediatric intensive care transport service, with an estimated budget of £5,000,000. This procurement, classified under ambulance services, is currently at the tender stage and was published on 1st October 2020. The tender period is set to close on 28th October 2020, and the resultant contract is expected to commence on 1st November 2020, lasting until 31st October 2025, with service delivery concentrated in London, United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in ambulance services and patient transport, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies capable of providing high-quality transport for critically ill children will find this procurement especially relevant. As the demand for reliable and efficient patient transfer services grows, competitors in this space can leverage this opportunity to expand their operational capacity and enhance their service delivery in paediatric care.

## Notice

The Children's Acute Transport Service (CATS) is a collaborative NHS paediatric intensive care transport service funded by Specialised Commissioning for NHS England. CATS was the first independent paediatric intensive care transport service in the UK, mainly delivering patients to Great Ormond Street, St Mary's and The Royal Brompton and Royal London Paediatric Critical Care Units (PCCU) with about 15% of our overall activity requiring transfer into Addenbrookes Hospital PICU Cambridge.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9321f6e-feec-461a-a8f5-f86a1982817c |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Oct 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2020 - 31 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1N 3JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85143000 - Ambulance services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2020 at 11:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9321f6e-feec-461a-a8f5-f86a1982817c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9321f6e-feec-461a-a8f5-f86a1982817c
  1st October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Ambulance-services./TTFH574M49
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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