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title: "Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Service (NEPTS) for NHS Herefordshire CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG, NHS Wyre Forest CCG, and Associated Commissioners"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD"
published: "2025-07-02"
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# Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Service (NEPTS) for NHS Herefordshire CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG, NHS Wyre Forest CCG, and Associated Commissioners

Buyer: NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0557e7

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## Summary

The procurement concerning the Non-Emergency Patient Transportation Service (NEPTS) for NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board, which began on 1st April 2020 for a five-year term, has undergone a contract modification effective from 1st April 2025. This service is classified under "Ambulance services" within the CPV industry classification system. Spanning the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, along with central areas of Powys, the service falls under the scope of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, indicating an exemption from the typical Public Contracts Regulations. Managed by the NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board, the buyer, this modification to the contract, originally awarded to EZEC Medical, trading as EMED Group Limited, incorporates additional services without altering the principal contract's nature.

This tender offers expansive opportunities for those businesses proficient in healthcare logistics, transportation, and patient care services, especially those capable of adapting to regulatory frameworks such as the Provider Selection Regime. Companies with the infrastructure to provide patient-transport solutions akin to ambulance services may find aligning with this contract particularly beneficial. The procurement method involved a competitive process under the Light Touch Regime, suggesting that other similarly structured procurements might provide further openings for growth and partnership within the NHS framework. Given the pivotal location in the UK Midlands and the enduring demand for non-emergency transport services, businesses positioned in this space could potentially benefit significantly.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In 2019 a formal competitive procurement took place to procure a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service for the local area pursuant to the Light Touch Regime: this service was classified as clinical which came under the Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of those Regulations. One contract was formally awarded, following a competitive tendering process, to EZEC MEDICAL, which is now trading as EMED GROUP LIMITED. The contract commenced on 1st April 2020. The contract duration is five (5) years, with the option to extend for a further two (2) years, subject to agreement. At the time of the procurement process, the commissioning organisations were NHS Herefordshire CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG, NHS Wyre Forest CCG, and Associated Commissioners. The aforementioned commissioning organisations have since transitioned into NHS Integrated Care Boards, and as such the above contract is held by NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board. The date on which the modification described in this notice took effect was 1st April 2025. This is a PSR contract modification notice, under The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally modified.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036943-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,225,756 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD |
| Locality | Not specified |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | Not specified |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of, TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | EMED GROUP; EZEC MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES - TRADING AS EMED GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 34114122 - Patient-transport vehicles
- 85143000 - Ambulance services

## Release History

- 2 Jul 2025 at 15:50 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036943-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://herefordshireandworcestershire.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:159843-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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