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title: "Patient Transport for Transplant Patients"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05297f"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-05-30"
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# Patient Transport for Transplant Patients

Buyer: ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05297f

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## Summary

The Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, United Kingdom, is in the planning stage of a procurement process for 'Patient Transport for Transplant Patients'. This contract involves providing urgent transport services for transplant patients, ensuring they are brought to the hospital on short notice with the necessary oxygen capacity. The procurement falls under the industry categories of road transport and health services. Initial pre-market engagement activities are scheduled for June 2025, with the registration of interest document available to suppliers. This stage includes virtual supplier engagement sessions expected to conclude by 30th June 2025. The procurement process, classified as services, has a total estimated value of £804,000 gross and is expected to commence on 1st September 2025 for a duration extending to 31st July 2030.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in transport services, particularly those with expertise in health-related logistic solutions. Small to medium-sized enterprises, especially those adept in rapid response and patient care transport services, would find this tender well-suited to their capabilities. The focus on urgent and flexible service offerings, combined with the high value of the contract, makes it an ideal growth opportunity for companies capable of delivering specialised and on-demand transport solutions across regional and national locations. Businesses interested in enhancing their portfolios in the public health sector and expanding their engagement with NHS trusts should certainly consider this tender.

## Notice

Patient transport service for transplant patients, which provides for the collection of recipients on a regional and national basis, bringing them into the Hospital at short notice and with O2 capacity. This is an urgent transport service rather than a fully equipped ambulance service.

### Planning Information

Pre-Market Engagement to be undertake during the month of June 2025, inviting suppliers to respond to a registration of interest document including basic information of the suppliers' capacity and capability to deliver the requirements of service. Further details of the description of services are outlined in the registration of interest document available in the Health Family portal opportunity. The Trust will communicate further information regarding additional supplier engagement sessions. These sessions are anticipated to take place virtually, how the Trust retains the right to undertake further sessions via alternative methods if desired.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028712-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £670,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB2 0AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Queen Edith's |
| Westminster constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 30 May 2025 at 10:16 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028712-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028712-2025
  30th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.royalpapworth.nhs.uk

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