---
title: "Private Ambulance Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04eb10"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST"
published: "2025-04-03"
---

# Private Ambulance Service

Buyer: EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eb10

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## Summary

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking to procure Private Ambulance Services for the fiscal year 2025/26. This tender process falls under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and is classified under the Health services industry (CPV code 85100000). The contract will commence on 1st April 2025 and conclude on 31st March 2026, with a total estimated value of £7,450,118. The procurement method adopted is a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime without prior publication of a call for competition. The formal contract award has been completed as of 3rd April 2025, with the contract value excluding VAT being £7,450,118.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses involved in health services, particularly those offering emergency and urgent ambulance services. The contract is ideal for established providers with a proven track record of delivering high-quality services. Businesses like SMEs, which can demonstrate a history of compliance and excellence in similar service delivery, stand a good chance. The emphasis on integration, collaboration, service sustainability, quality, innovation, and improving access solidifies the importance of partnering with an experienced and efficient supplier to meet and exceed the expected standards of the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

## 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/012911-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 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

- 3 Apr 2025 at 15:12 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012911-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 14:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008547-2025

## 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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