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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:06.

Opportunity overview

THIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for a PSR Direct Award Process for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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.

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

No match
Contract value
£3m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2025
Award ID
015095-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS RX7
Location
Bolton, UKD, BL1 5DD, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE. North East and North Cumbria ICB (NENC ICB) are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following the PSR Direct Award Process C. New contract value for this year via DAP-C contract award: £2,999,000.00 for a period of 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 22.5%, Value 22.5%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 22.5%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 22.5% and Social Value - 10%.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
ocds-h6vhtk-0502df
Status
complete
Review Details
Following any raised representation, NENC ICB will complete an internal review process in accordance with PSR regulations.
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
3
Description
In section 2.4) Description of the procurement and Section IV.1.1) Type of procedure, please note that the standstill period will now end on 29 April 2025 and representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by this date.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
II.1.2

New Value

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Old Value

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
4
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process C. New contract value for this year via DAP-C contract award: £2,999,000.00 for a period of 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE. North East and North Cumbria ICB (NENC ICB) are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following the PSR Direct Award Process C. New contract value for this year via DAP-C contract award: £2,999,000.00 for a period of 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31st March 2026. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 22.5%, Value 22.5%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 22.5%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 22.5% and Social Value - 10%.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard in accordance with the 5 Key Criteria.
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Name
The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard in accordance with the 5 Key Criteria.
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-QHM
Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR53XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK

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

Id
QHM
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-RX7
Name
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD
Locality
Bolton
Postal Code
BL1 5DD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Ladybridge Hall

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
RX7
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-115350
Name
North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Sunderland
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-NHS-qhm
Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR53XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK

Details

Identifier

Id
qhm
Scheme
GB-NHS
Legal Name
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
015095-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-RX7
Name
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
015095-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
015095-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,999,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC · SR53XB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0502df-2025-05-13T11:30:23+01:00compiled ·