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Awarded· 25 Mar 2025

999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board · Dorset, South West

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded 999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 09:15

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has awarded 999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Dorset. The contract went to South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 25 March 2025. The contract value is £811,000,000.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 April 2025. The notice number is 013861-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04ff5c.

Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board has concluded the award stage of the procurement process for the "999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services" contract. Categorized under Health Care Services, this contract, classified as ambulance services (CPV: 85143000), focuses on providing urgent and emergency care across the south west region (UKK2). The contract spans from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027, with an approximate value of £811,000,000.

The procurement employed the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process A, precluding the need for prior publication of a call for competition. No conflicts of interest were identified, and the award was sanctioned by relevant parties under organizational standing financial protocols.

As the contract has been awarded to the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, SMEs with a strong background in medical response units or supporting emergency services can leverage this information to identify potential future collaborations or similar contracts.

The notice in full

The services to be provided under this contract include 999 urgent and emergency ambulance services, to patients across the south west region. This contract has been awarded using the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process A. The estimated contract value is PS811,000,000, and the services are to be delivered between 01/04/2025 and 31/03/2027.

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£811,000,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
013861-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff5c
CPV code
85143000 - Ambulance services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board is based in Dorset. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Dorset
Town
Dorchester
Postcode
DT1 1TG
Electoral ward
Dorchester West
Constituency
West Dorset
Delivery area
Dorset and Somerset
Region
South West
Sub-region
Dorset
Area
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Address
Dorchester, DT1 1TG · South West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about 999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services

Who won the 999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services contract?

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust on 25 March 2025.

How much is the 999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services contract worth?

The contract value is £811,000,000.

Who is the buyer for 999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services?

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board, based in Dorset, South West.

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