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Provision of Secure Patient Transport

TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:35.

Opportunity overview

Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have awarded a contract to Secure Care UK Limited under the Provider Selection Regime via a competitve process for a period of 36 months plus 2 x 12 month optional extensions. Secure Care UK Limited will provide patient transport services. This involves transferring users from one facility to another for the purposes of, for example, relocation or to receive treatment in an inpatient setting.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Securecare UK Ltd

Matched by number
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
20 Jan 2025
Award ID
033167-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06248454
Location
Essex, UKH, United Kingdom

Secure Care UK Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Jul 2025
Award ID
044613-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08774584
Location
St. Leonards-On-Sea, UKJ, TN38 9NR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV34114121 — Ambulances
  • CPV34114122 — Patient-transport vehicles
  • CPV34114210 — Prisoner-transport vehicles

Lots

  • Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have awarded a contract to Secure Care UK Limited under the Provider Selection Regime via a competitve process for a period of 36 months plus 2 x 12 month optional extensions. The intent to award letters were published on 18th June 2025 and no representations were made during the standstill period. The contract award date will be 1st August 2025 and there will be a mobilisation period before contract commencement with an estimated contract start date of 1 st November 2025. The panel consisted of: Contract manager Principle Finance Business Partner 2 x Crisis Team Manager No conflicts of interest were declared. The winning bidder scored highest overall and provided a good response that contained good details and understanding.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SP1887
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
TEWVs current annual spend on secure service user transport is £1.4million. We anticipate that costs will reduce considerably once a contract is awarded as current out of contract spot purchase costs are heavily inflated.
Entry 2
Id
2
Description
The closing date for the receipt of the Invitiation to tender is the 20th January 2025. The closing date for clarifications is the 13th January 2025. There is no change to the expression of interest closing date.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Conditions for opening tenders
Section
IV.2.7

New Value

Date
20 Jan 2025, 12:01

Old Value

Date
2 Sept 2024, 12:01
Entry 2

Where

Label
Description of Procurement
Section
II.2.4

New Value

Text
The estimated start date is 1st April 2025 with a mobilisation period from the 21st February 2025. Tender closes on 20th January 2025 at 12 Noon.

Old Value

Text
The estimated start date is 1st January 2025 with a mobilisation period from the contract award date of 1st November 2024. Tender closes on 2nd September 2024 at 12 Noon.
Entry 3

Where

Label
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
20 Jan 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
2 Sept 2024, 12:00

Bid Opening

Date
2 Sept 2024, 12:01

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
2 Sept 2024, 12:01

Tender Period

Ends
2 Sept 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have awarded a contract to Secure Care UK Limited under the Provider Selection Regime via a competitve process for a period of 36 months plus 2 x 12 month optional extensions. The intent to award letters were published on 18th June 2025 and no representations were made during the standstill period. The contract award date will be 1st August 2025 and there will be a mobilisation period before contract commencement with an estimated contract start date of 1 st November 2025. The panel consisted of: Contract manager Principle Finance Business Partner 2 x Crisis Team Manager No conflicts of interest were declared. The winning bidder scored highest overall and provided a good response that contained good details and understanding.

Renewal

Description
2 x 1 year extension available

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality and Innovation
Type
quality
Description
22%
Criterion 2
Name
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice
Type
quality
Description
8%
Criterion 3
Name
Integration, Collaboration And Service Sustainability
Type
quality
Description
17%
Criterion 4
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 5
Type
price
Description
43%

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
The Trust footprint includes the North East of England, North Yorkshire and York. However the supplier is expected to cover England, Scotland and Wales as required.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Entry 2
Region
UKC
Entry 3
Region
UKC

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34114121
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ambulances
Entry 2
Id
34114122
Scheme
CPV
Description
Patient-transport vehicles
Entry 3
Id
34114210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Prisoner-transport vehicles

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-120715
Name
TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL22TS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
West Park Hospital Edward Pease Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
TEES ESK & WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Julie Fretter
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-120716
Name
Liz Romaniak

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL2 2TS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
West Park Hospital, Edward Pease Way

Identifier

Legal Name
Liz Romaniak
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-139868
Name
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL22TS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Trust Headquarters, West Park Hospital, Edward Pease Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Gemma Harland
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-06248454
Name
Securecare UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH
Locality
Essex
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
06248454
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Securecare UK Ltd
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-156360
Name
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC13
Locality
Darlington
Postal Code
DL2 2TS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Trust Headquarters, West Park Hospital, Edward Pease Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Gemma Harland
Organisation 6
Id
GB-COH-08774584
Name
Secure Care UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ
Locality
St. Leonards-On-Sea
Postal Code
TN38 9NR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Castleham Road

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
08774584
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Secure Care UK Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
033167-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06248454
Name
Securecare UK Ltd

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
044613-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08774584
Name
Secure Care UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
033167-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
033167-2025-1
Date Signed
20 Jan 2025, 00:00
Entry 2
Id
044613-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
044613-2025-1
Date Signed
8 Jul 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Darlington · UKC13 · DL2 2TS · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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