Awarded· 9 Oct 2025
Patient Transport - Ambulance Hire
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Patient Transport - Ambulance Hire. It is a contract for other health and social care in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Mistral Specialist Vehicles
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:31
View notice2025
Contract starts
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Patient Transport - Ambulance Hire. It is a contract for other health and social care in Newcastle upon Tyne. The contract went to Mistral Specialist Vehicles. It was awarded on 9 October 2025. The contract value is £17,524. The contract runs from 19 October 2025 to 19 October 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - limited competition. Find a Tender published it on 13 October 2025. The notice number is 064864-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ae75.
Summary of the contracting process
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has concluded a procurement process for the "Patient Transport - Ambulance Hire" contract, focused on hiring ambulance vehicles to provide patient transport services. This procurement falls under the services category within the healthcare industry and is located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKC22. The process reached the award stage with a contract issued on 10th October 2025.
The contract officially started on 20th October 2025 and is set to end on 19th October 2026, with the option for a 12-month extension. Conducting the procurement via a limited method, this process permitted limited competition due to being below the threshold, aligning with the "lightTouch" regime.
Mistral Specialist Vehicles Ltd, a small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in London, successfully secured the contract, which indicates that SMEs within the specialised vehicle sector are well-positioned to compete for similar opportunities.
The notice in full
Ambulance Vehicle Hire - to provide patient transportation.
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
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 19 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Mistral Specialist Vehicles
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £17,524
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 064864-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ae75
- CPV code
- 85143000 - Ambulance services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Electoral ward
- Dene & South Gosforth
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Tyneside
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Matthew Hampson
- Address
- Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Mistral Specialist Vehicles
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Patient Transport - Ambulance Hire
Who won the Patient Transport - Ambulance Hire contract?
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Mistral Specialist Vehicles on 9 October 2025. It is due to end on 19 October 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Patient Transport - Ambulance Hire contract worth?
The contract value is £17,524. The contract runs from 19 October 2025 to 19 October 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Patient Transport - Ambulance Hire?
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East. The named contact is Matthew Hampson.
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