--- title: "Invitation to tender for the provision of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b076" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03b076" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b076.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b076.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE" published: "2023-03-08" --- # Invitation to tender for the provision of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services Buyer: SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b076 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03b076) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03b076.json) ## Summary The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is inviting tenders for the provision of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services. The tender comprises three core regional lots and a capacity fill lot, with contracts lasting 5 years for the core lots and 1 year for the capacity fill lot. The total value of the tender is £200 million. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2023. The buying organisation is seeking bids from organisations that can mobilize to meet the requirements. This tender for Ambulance services by the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust presents business growth opportunities for organisations in the healthcare and emergency services industry. Companies with experience in providing A&E Private Ambulance Services and the capacity to serve the specified regions are well-suited to compete. The selective procurement method through competitive dialogue emphasises the need for high-quality service providers to meet the Trust's long-term strategic partnerships for Private Provider 999 services over the next 5 years. ## Notice The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust ("SCAS" & "the Head Provider") is issuing this invitation to tender ("ITT") in connection with the competitive procurement of Emergency and Urgent Care Private Ambulances. SCAS provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services. The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Surrey and Sussex. The Non-emergency Patient Transport Service is out of scope for this work. SCAS' 999 Emergency Service operates around the clock and serves a population of more than four million people across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. Following the strategic review of existing Private Provider (PP) 999 services, the Trust has decided to develop longer term strategic partnerships to meet its continuing requirements for PP 999 services over the next 5 years. SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of A&E Private Ambulance Services ("the Services"). The tender comprises two categories of contracts: 3 core Regional Lots of c2,000 hours per week in each lot. Regional Lot contracts will be let for 5 years with an option to extend by two further periods of 1 year without re-competition. Based on current demand estimates the territories for each Regional Lot will be: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire Hampshire A "Capacity Fill" Lot to supplement the core Lots. The Capacity Fill Lot will have multiple contracts which will normally be let for a period of 1 year (initial contracts may be let for 6 months to align end dates with Head Provider Financial Year). Based on current demand estimates, the total requirement for these will be around 3,000 hours per week. The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for the Lots they bid for. ### Lot Information Region 1 - Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes & North Buckinghamshire and West Berkshire As per the header description Region 2 - East Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire As per the header description Region 3 - Hampshire As per the header description Capacity Fill As per header description ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006710-2023 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | 1 Apr 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £200,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE | | Locality | BICESTER | | Post town | Oxford | | Postcode | OX26 6HR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | | Local authority | Cherwell | | Electoral ward | Bicester South and Ambrosden | | Westminster constituency | Bicester and Woodstock | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85143000 - Ambulance services ## Release History - 8 Mar 2023 at 11:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006710-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login - https://www.scas.nhs.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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