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Private Ambulance Services for Mental Health Services

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:00.

Opportunity overview

Private Ambulance Services for Mental Health Services for Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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.

Published award value
£2.4m
Awarded
10 Nov 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PVDY-2628-WCVD
Location
Sheffield, UKE32, S9 4EX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85143000 — Ambulance services

Lots

  • Lot 1£700k

Documents and notices

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
C384409
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
5 Nov 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
23 Sept 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
notAllowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
700,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
840,000

Renewal

Description
An optional extension period of 12 months based upon Trust demand.

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Quality (Specification) - 60% Quality (Social Value) - 10% Cost - 30%

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Weighting (Cost)
Type
cost
Description
Cost will be weighted overall at 30%. For full details please refer to the tender document.
Criterion 2
Name
Weighting (Quality)
Type
quality
Description
Quality is splint into Specification (60%) and Social Value (10%). Please refer to the tender document for more detailed information.

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85143000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ambulance services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
050454-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
21 Aug 2025, 11:19
Entry 3
Id
079586-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
4 Dec 2025, 09:45

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
A well known market and also time constraints in order to commence the procurement process.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQNP-2563-YTQZ
Name
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD45
Country
GB
Locality
Preston
Postal Code
PR5 6AW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summit

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PQNP-2563-YTQZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Paul Dowell
Telephone
01539 716632
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PVDY-2628-WCVD
Name
UK Event Medical Services Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S9 4EX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 1 Davy Markham Industrial Estate Prince of Wales Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
Yes

Identifier

Id
PVDY-2628-WCVD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
10 Nov 2025, 00:00
Title
Private Ambulance Service for Mental Health Services
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
11 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85143000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ambulance services

Value

Amount
2,366,880
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,840,256

Renewal

Description
Can be extended by 12 months up to a maximum term of 4 years, ending 30/11/2029.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072751-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
11 Nov 2025, 12:06

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVDY-2628-WCVD
Name
UK Event Medical Services Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
25 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2029, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
20 Nov 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Award ID
1
Status Details
An inconsistency between the service requirements advertised and the process followed has been identified, resulting in a decision that the procurement should be terminated without contract award.
Final Status Date
3 Dec 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Preston · UKD45 · PR5 6AW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD1 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD4 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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