Awarded· 7 Mar 2025
Private Ambulance Services
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Nottingham, East Midlands
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust has awarded Private Ambulance Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Nottingham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Central Medical Services
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:54
View notice
About this tender
In brief
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust has awarded Private Ambulance Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Nottingham. The contract went to Central Medical Services. It was awarded on 7 March 2025. The contract value is £7,450,118.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 March 2025. The notice number is 008453-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04eacd.
Summary of the contracting process
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is in the final stages of awarding a contract for Private Ambulance Services, which fall under the Health Services category. This procurement process, located in the East Midlands region (UKF) and facilitated under the Provider Selection Regime Regulations 2023, intends to commence on 1st April 2025 and conclude on 31st March 2026.
The standstill period begins following the publication of the award notice, with written representations required by 20th March 2025. The contract, valued at approximately £7,450,118, is intended to provide accident and emergency services across England and Wales through a direct award process. Providers capable of ensuring integration, collaboration, and innovative solutions in health service delivery stand to benefit substantially from competing for this contract.
The procurement method prioritises continuity and repetition of existing services, making it advantageous for established suppliers with the capacity to meet stringent service standards.
The notice in full
Private Ambulance Services to East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust for FY25/26.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The Third-Party Supplier will be required to provide Accident & Emergency and Urgent ambulance service to patients resident in, visiting on holiday or via work or travelling through the various regions within England and Wales.
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing process following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime regulations 2024.
The contract will commence 1st April 2025 and end on 31/03/2026. The approximate lifetime value of this contract is PS7,450,118.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Central Medical Services
- 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
- £7,450,118
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
- 008453-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04eacd
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Town
- Nottingham
- Postcode
- NG8 6PY
- Electoral ward
- Bilborough
- Constituency
- Nottingham South
- Delivery area
- East Midlands (England)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- Nottingham
- Area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Samuel Rudd
- Address
- Nottingham, NG8 6PY · East Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Central Medical Services
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Private Ambulance Services
Who won the Private Ambulance Services contract?
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust awarded the contract to Central Medical Services on 7 March 2025.
How much is the Private Ambulance Services contract worth?
The contract value is £7,450,118.
Who is the buyer for Private Ambulance Services?
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, based in Nottingham, East Midlands. The named contact is Samuel Rudd.
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