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title: "Provision of transport for stroke and suspected stroke patients"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078145"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-10-06"
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# Provision of transport for stroke and suspected stroke patients

Buyer: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078145

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## Summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust procured a dedicated ambulance transport service for stroke and suspected-stroke patients needing transfer back to Yeovil District Hospital after admission elsewhere. The service supports the revised stroke pathway, moving patients from the Hyper Acute Stroke Units at Musgrove Park Hospital and Dorset County Hospital to Yeovil’s Acute Stroke Unit. Delivery covers Somerset and Dorset. The requirement is focused on patient repatriation and continuity of stroke care, rather than general ambulance provision.

The contract was awarded to Western Medical Services through an urgent limited award without a prior competition, under regulation 14 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The Trust said challenges and legal advice prevented completion of its planned procurement, leaving insufficient time for a new competitive process before the service was needed; delay was considered a patient-safety risk. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026, with service from 9 September 2026 to 25 January 2027 and an option to extend to 28 February 2027. Its value is £150,000. The award was based on addressing immediate safety and care-quality risks; one bid was recorded. The planned competitive process for a longer-term service was due to commence in September 2026.

For a future requirement from this Trust, credible providers will need to deliver dedicated, dependable patient transport for stroke and suspected-stroke pathways, linking acute stroke units across Somerset and Dorset with Yeovil District Hospital. The service must support timely patient transfers and protect capacity at hyper-acute units, where delays can affect beds for incoming stroke patients. Relevant capability therefore includes coordinating hospital-to-hospital journeys, working reliably across the named hospitals and geographical area, and meeting the operational demands of a specialist NHS care pathway. The urgent award was made to address immediate safety and care-quality risks, so evidence of safe, responsive service delivery and the ability to mobilise when required would be important. The Trust’s intended longer-term competition indicates a requirement beyond this temporary arrangement.

## Notice

A short term urgent contract to deliver a dedicated transport service for patients requiring repatriation to Yeovil District Hospital following admission to a hospital for stroke or suspected stroke.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a short term urgent award contract to deliver a dedicated transport service for patients requiring repatriation to Yeovil District Hospital following admission to a hospital for stroke or suspected stroke. The Trust considers that there was an urgent need to award a contract. The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be PS150,000 The contract dates are 9 September 2026 - 25 January 2027 with the option to extend until 28 February 2027.

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094062-2026 |
| 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 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Postcode area | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | TLK2 Dorset and Somerset |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Western Medical Services Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85143000 - Ambulance services

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 09:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094062-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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