Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:06
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 16:03
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:30
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About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS). It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £2,999,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 May 2025. The notice number is 020779-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0502df.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) under the Health Care Services Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process. The contract with a total value of £2,999,000 spans a duration from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
The procurement falls under the health and social work services category and covers the region of North East and North Cumbria (UKC). This tender follows a limited procurement method without prior publication and the formal award process has now been concluded as of 13th May 2025. The contract award is confirmed following the required standstill period that ended on 29th April 2025.
The notice in full
THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for a PSR Direct Award Process for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE. North East and North Cumbria ICB (NENC ICB) are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following the PSR Direct Award Process C. New contract value for this year via DAP-C contract award: PS2,999,000.00 for a period of 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 22.5%, Value 22.5%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 22.5%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 22.5% and Social Value - 10%.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £2,999,000
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
- 020779-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0502df
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Town
- Sunderland
- Postcode
- SR5 3XB
- Electoral ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Delivery area
- North West (England)
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Sunderland
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Sunderland, SR5 3XB · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)
Who won the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) contract worth?
The contract value is £2,999,000.
Who is the buyer for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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