--- title: "Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07831b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07831b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07831b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07831b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD" published: "2026-10-07" --- # Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services Buyer: NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07831b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07831b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07831b.json) ## Summary NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board, working with NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board, intends to commission non-emergency patient transport for patients across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country. The service is expected to cover a wide range of healthcare premises and include journeys between areas and to destinations outside the area when required. Providers would work with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to match transport capacity to patient attendance patterns. This is a healthcare transport service rather than emergency ambulance provision. The planned coverage spans several local health systems, with coordination across providers and healthcare sites central to delivery. This is at the planning stage: the ICBs are conducting market engagement, not inviting tenders. They expect to hold an engagement event on 21 October 2026 at 09:00, with providers able to request individual appointments through the event questionnaire. A further notice is expected on 30 November 2026. The intended operating model is continuous service, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The process is planned as one lot. No procurement procedure, award method, contract value or contract duration is set out at this stage; the 24/7/365 description concerns intended service coverage, not a stated contract term. The engagement is aimed at providers with suitable knowledge and experience in non-emergency patient transport. Suppliers likely to be well placed are those able to coordinate reliable, year-round transport across multiple healthcare locations, including cross-area and out-of-area journeys, and to work closely with acute, mental health and community services. Capacity planning that can respond to varying patient attendance patterns will be relevant. The buyer has made a draft service specification and activity information available through its procurement portal, which can help providers assess operational requirements and prepare for a later competition. The planned engagement offers a chance to discuss the service model and request a one-to-one appointment; it is preparatory rather than a request for bids. ## Notice ***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY*** NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB and NHS Black Country ICB are seeking to carry out a market engagement event with those providers with suitable knowledge and experience to provide a Non-Emergency patient transport service for patients in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country. The service will cover a wide range of healthcare premises across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country, with a requirement to carry out cross-place and out of area transport requests as appropriate. It is intended that this service will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with the successful provider working closely with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to ensure capacity aligns with patient attendance patterns. Further details can be found in the draft service specification with is available to download from the Atamis portal. The ICB has also made activity information available for providers perusal. The ICB intends to hold a market engagement event on Wednesday October 21st October at 0900hrs. Providers are asked to register for the market engagement via the Atamis Health Family Portal. There will be an opportunity for providers to request 1:1 appointments via the questionnaire which will be available on the Atamis portal. ### Lot Information Lot 1 ***THIS NOTICE IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY*** NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB and NHS Black Country ICB are seeking to carry out a market engagement event with those providers with suitable knowledge and experience to provide a Non-Emergency patient transport service for patients in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country. The service will cover a wide range of healthcare premises across Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country, with a requirement to carry out cross-place and out of area transport requests as appropriate. It is intended that this service will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year with the successful provider working closely with acute, mental health and community healthcare settings to ensure capacity aligns with patient attendance patterns. Further details can be found in the draft service specification with is available to download from the Atamis portal. The ICB has also made activity information available for providers perusal. The ICB intends to hold a market engagement event on Wednesday October 21st at 0900hrs. Providers are asked to register for the market engagement via the Atamis Health Family Portal. There will be an opportunity for providers to request 1:1 appointments via the questionnaire which will be available on the Atamis portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094912-2026 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Nov 2026 | | 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 | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Postcode area | Birmingham | | Postcode | B1 1TT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG3 West Midlands | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85100000 - Health services ## Release History - 7 Oct 2026 at 16:21 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094912-2026 ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome - https://www.birminghamsolihull.icb.nhs.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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