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Secure Ambulance Services

Devon Partnership NHS Trust · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Devon Partnership NHS Trust are commencing a tender exercise for a 5 year Mental Health, Secure Ambulance Transport Service for both Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Livewell Southwest. There will be a further 2 years optional extensions built into this new contract. This new contract is expected to commence 20th January 2026 and "DPT" are hosting a pre-tender submission market engagement event via MS Teams at 10am on the 2nd October, if you wish to participate in this event, please contact simon.worthy@nhs.net for further details

Classification

  • CPV85143000 — Ambulance services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

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
T25-0128
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
054971-2025
Description
Please note that the original notice has been altered to reflect the correct value of the contract over it's full term This equates to a full contract value of £10m (EX VAT) allowing for the full 5 years (including the 2 years optional extensions). This figure is based upon the current average journeys of both DPT and Livewell, but this maybe subject to fluctuation over the term of the new contract. The Trust are hosting a market engagement event at 10am on Thursday 2nd October via MS Teams, if you wish to participate in this event, please contact simon.worthy@nhs.net to confirm your details, including email address of those who wish to join the call. The closing date of this notice has also been extended until the 9th October 2025 to reflect these changes and allow additional time for any further expressions of interest from potential bidders

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
10 Oct 2025, 00:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
19 Jan 2031, 23:59
Starts
20 Jan 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
19 Jan 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85143000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Ambulance services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
051175-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
26 Aug 2025, 11:00
Entry 2
Id
054971-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
9 Sept 2025, 12:15

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Oct 2025, 00:59

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNWB-6144-XTMH
Name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK43
Country
GB
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX2 5AF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wonford House, Dryden Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PNWB-6144-XTMH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Simon Worthy
Telephone
+44 1392208556

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX2 5AF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058d90-2025-09-09T12:15:14+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·