---
title: "Private Ambulance Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eace"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST"
published: "2025-03-10"
---

# Private Ambulance Services

Buyer: EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eace

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## Summary

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is planning to award a contract for Private Ambulance Services under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) regulations 2023. This award notice signals the start of the standstill period, with representations by providers required by 20th March 2025. The contract, valued at approximately £7,450,118, will cover the provision of Accident & Emergency and urgent ambulance services across various regions in England and Wales for the fiscal year 2025/2026, commencing on 1st April 2025 and ending on 31st March 2026. The procurement method utilized is a direct award process without prior publication of a call for competition, ensuring continuity by leveraging an existing provider who satisfactorily fulfilled the previous contract.

This tender opens significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, particularly those involved in providing emergency and urgent care. Companies with established capabilities in ambulance services can benefit enormously from the estimated contract value and the chance to collaborate with a reputable NHS trust. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a regional presence and expertise in healthcare delivery may find this tender especially fitting, given the focus on service integration, quality, innovation, improving access, and delivering social value. This contract highlights the importance of sustainable service provision, making it ideal for providers committed to enhancing healthcare infrastructure and response times within the specified regions.

## Notice

Private Ambulance Services to East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust for FY25/26.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Third-Party Supplier will be required to provide Accident & Emergency and Urgent ambulance service to patients resident in, visiting on holiday or via work or travelling through the various regions within England and Wales.

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing process following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime regulations 2024.

The contract will commence 1st April 2025 and end on 31/03/2026. The approximate lifetime value of this contract is PS7,450,118.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 20/03/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008454-2025 |
| Notice type | 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,450,118 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Post town | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG8 6PY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Bilborough |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CENTRAL MEDICAL SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 10 Mar 2025 at 10:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008454-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.centralmedicalservices.co.uk
- https://www.emas.nhs.uk/
- https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/high-court/

## Provenance

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