Awarded· 17 Jul 2025
Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust
Devon Partnership NHS Trust · Exeter, South West
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has awarded Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter.
Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Therapeutic Response, Health Transportation Group (htg-uk
2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 10:14
View notice2025
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has awarded Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust. It is a contract for other health and social care in Exeter. The contract went to Therapeutic Response, Health Transportation Group (htg-uk. It was awarded on 17 July 2025. The awarded value is £162,604. The contract runs from 29 July 2025 to 19 January 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 18 July 2025. The notice number is 041229-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0561f9.
Summary of the contracting process
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has awarded a contract for the "Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service" within the industry category of Health Services. Based in Exeter, the Trust operates in the South West of England. The procurement stage is the Award phase, with the contract officially awarded on 18th July 2025.
The direct procurement method was employed, operating below the competition threshold. The contract will commence on 30th July 2025 and run until 19th January 2026. The contract was granted to the Therapeutic Response, Health Transportation Group (HTG-UK) located in Lincoln, valued at £162,604.
Larger organisations with the capability to provide comprehensive and reliable out-of-hours services will particularly benefit from such contracts. As the Trust plans to conduct a full retender to award a longer-term contract in the summer of 2025, businesses should prepare to compete in this future opportunity, potentially necessitating strategic positioning and capacity building to enhance service delivery in response to public authority needs.
The notice in full
Devon Partnership NHS Trust ("DPT") is awarding a new Six (6) month term contract for the provision of an Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service This new contract will commence on 20/07/2025 The provider was originally awarded a Six (6) month term contract, commencing January 2025 following a tender process ran against Lot 4 (Ambulance Transport) of Devon County Council's CP1185-15 Provision of Passenger Transport DPS During the term of this new contract, DPT will undertake a full competitive retender process to award a new longer term contract.
This is expected to commence Summer 2025
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 29 Jul 2025 to 19 Jan 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Therapeutic Response, Health Transportation Group (htg-uk
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Awards value
- £162,604
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
Not stated in the notice: contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 041229-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0561f9
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Exeter
- Town
- Exeter
- Postcode
- EX2 5AF
- Electoral ward
- Priory
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Devon CC
- Area
- Devon
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Simon Worthy
- Address
- Exeter, EX2 5AF · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Therapeutic Response, Health Transportation Group (htg-uk
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- £162,604
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust
Who won the Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust contract?
Devon Partnership NHS Trust awarded the contract to Therapeutic Response, Health Transportation Group (htg-uk on 17 July 2025. It is due to end on 19 January 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust contract worth?
The awarded value is £162,604. The contract runs from 29 July 2025 to 19 January 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Out of Hours, Secure Transport Service for Devon Partnership Trust?
Devon Partnership NHS Trust, based in Exeter, South West. The named contact is Simon Worthy.
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