Awarded· 15 Jul 2025
Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25 SMT - Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board · Sunderland, North East
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25 SMT - Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Specialist Medical Transport
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 08:20
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 10:12
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Tender notice updated
Tender Notice · 13:32
View notice
About this tender
In brief
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25 SMT - Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sunderland. The contract went to Specialist Medical Transport. It was awarded on 15 July 2025. The contract value is £207,160.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 September 2025. The notice number is 055060-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058127.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25" contract was initiated by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, targeting the healthcare services category with an emphasis on ambulance services. Situated in Sunderland, within the UKC region, this service procurement is part of a more extensive process under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023.
The contract, valued at £207,160, was directly awarded to the existing provider, Specialist Medical Transport, following a standstill period to ensure compliance and transparency. Relevant key dates include the contract start on 1st April 2025 and completion by 31st March 2026, with prior procedures finalised by 28th August 2025.
The notice in full
Patient Transport
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Patient Transport The relevant authority intends to award a contract to an existing provider under Direct Award C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023. The contract value is PS207160.
Contract Start Date: 01/04/2025 Contract End Date: 31/03/2026 Although the contract start is 01/04/2025, the services have been delivered on an implied contract and contracts will be issued following the standstill period from the date of this notice.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Specialist Medical Transport
- 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
- £207,160
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
- 055060-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058127
- CPV code
- 85143000 - Ambulance 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 East (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
- Specialist Medical Transport
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
Who won the Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25 SMT - Patient Transport (Sunderland)… contract?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Specialist Medical Transport on 15 July 2025.
How much is the Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25 SMT - Patient Transport (Sunderland)… contract worth?
The contract value is £207,160.
Who is the buyer for Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2024/25 SMT - Patient Transport (Sunderland)…?
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Sunderland, North East.
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