--- title: "Emergency And Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e623" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e623" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e623.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e623.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST" published: "2026-08-18" --- # Emergency And Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services Buyer: SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e623 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e623) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e623.json) ## Summary South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is procuring private ambulance services for emergency and urgent care patient transport in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. Providers may occasionally need to travel beyond their usual operating boundaries to meet the head provider’s demand. The requirement covers one activity block using required shift pattern A, with services organised around a total of 399 staff hours each week. This is a healthcare transport service rather than vehicle supply alone, and is suited to organisations able to provide appropriately staffed ambulance operations across either or both counties. The delivery location is described as Berkshire or Buckinghamshire, with the buyer based in Bicester. The process has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure, described as a competitive process under the Provider Selection Regime. It is a single-lot procurement with an estimated total value of £800,000 including the lot value, in GBP. The contract period is 1 October 2026 to 31 January 2027, with an option for up to four further one-month extensions. Bids had to be submitted electronically in English by 26 August 2026 at 14:00. The tender set a 60-day bid validity period. Bid opening and the start of the award period were scheduled for 26 August 2026 at 14:05. The tender does not allow variant bids. This opportunity suits private ambulance operators with the workforce, vehicles, operational systems and management capacity to deliver scheduled emergency and urgent care patient transport across Buckinghamshire or Berkshire. The buyer specifically seeks organisations able to evidence that they can mobilise to meet the service requirement, so bidders should be able to demonstrate dependable resourcing, deployment planning and the ability to cover the required shift pattern and weekly staffing demand. Providers should also be prepared for occasional journeys outside their normal boundaries when patient transport needs require it. Established ambulance businesses with relevant patient transport experience and the capacity to support NHS operational demand are likely to be best placed to compete. The requirement is suitable for an operator able to work across county boundaries rather than only at a single local base. ## Notice SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of Private Ambulance Services ("the Services") across the following Counties: * Buckinghamshire and or * Berkshire During the course of a shift, providers may occasionally be required to travel outside of their normal working boundaries in order to facilitate the transportation of patients and to reflect the Head Provider's demand. The tender comprises of One Lot: Lot 1 - Buckinghamshire or Berkshire Total weekly staff hours - 399 Activity Blocks Required - 1 Required Shift Pattern - A Start Date: 1st October 2026 End Date: 31st January 2027 Option to Extend by a further four one month periods The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for this service. ### Lot Information Lot 1 SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of Private Ambulance Services ("the Services") across the following Counties: * Buckinghamshire and or * Berkshire During the course of a shift, providers may occasionally be required to travel outside of their normal working boundaries in order to facilitate the transportation of patients and to reflect the Head Provider's demand. The tender comprises of One Lot: Lot 1 - Buckinghamshire or Berkshire Total weekly staff hours - 399 Activity Blocks Required - 1 Required Shift Pattern - A Start Date: 1st October 2026 End Date: 31st January 2027 Option to Extend by a further four one month periods The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for this service. Options: The Contract can be extended by up to four periods of 1 month ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078358-2026 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 26 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Jan 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £800,000 | | Lots value | £800,000 | | 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 NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | | Locality | BICESTER | | Postcode area | 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 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85143000 - Ambulance services ## Release History - 18 Aug 2026 at 09:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078358-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome - https://www.scas.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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