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Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) for North West England

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 09:31.

Opportunity overview

NHS Shared Business Services, acting as an agent for the following NHS Integrated Care Boards: NHS Greater Manchester ICB NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB Is intending to award a contract for the Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) across Greater Manchester and part of Derbyshire (Glossop Place) in respect of Lot 2 of notice 2026/S 000-001739.

Awarded to

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HATS Group Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£144.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Jul 2026
Award ID
073251-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03135655
Location
Bucks, UKJ, HP7 0PX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process. The scope of services will include: • Planned Patient Transport: Routine transport for outpatient appointments. • Unplanned Patient Transport: Transport for patient discharges and short-notice bookings. • Enhanced Priority Service Transport: Time-critical transport for patients attending haemodialysis or oncology treatments. Approximate lifetime value of the contract is £144,741,878 [Indexation] The service is expected to be provided from the Service Commencement date of 01 April 2027 to the expiry of the initial term on 31 March 2032. The Relevant Authority may extend the contract following the expiry of the initial term by a further three years to expire on 31 March 2035. This service replaces an existing service and will be provided by a new provider.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-060285
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process. The scope of services will include: • Planned Patient Transport: Routine transport for outpatient appointments. • Unplanned Patient Transport: Transport for patient discharges and short-notice bookings. • Enhanced Priority Service Transport: Time-critical transport for patients attending haemodialysis or oncology treatments. Approximate lifetime value of the contract is £144,741,878 [Indexation] The service is expected to be provided from the Service Commencement date of 01 April 2027 to the expiry of the initial term on 31 March 2032. The Relevant Authority may extend the contract following the expiry of the initial term by a further three years to expire on 31 March 2035. This service replaces an existing service and will be provided by a new provider.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
The contract award criteria are specified in the procurement documents
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Options

Description
There is a three year extension option at the end of the five year contract initial term post service commencement.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD3
Entry 2
Region
UKF1

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
Id
GB-FTS-121716

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Locality
Manchester
Region
UKD3
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
HATS Group Ltd
Id
GB-COH-03135655

Identifier

Legal Name
HATS Group Ltd
Id
03135655
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
c/o LSR Management Ltd, Unit C2A Comet Studios, De Havilland Court, Penn St, Amersham
Locality
Bucks
Region
UKJ
Postal Code
HP7 0PX
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated care Board
Id
GB-FTS-185519

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated care Board

Address

Locality
Manchester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
073251-2026-1
Title
NHS Greater Manchester (GM) and NHS Derby and Derbyshire (Glossop Place) ICBs
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03135655
Name
HATS Group Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
073251-2026-1
Award ID
073251-2026-1
Title
NHS Greater Manchester (GM) and NHS Derby and Derbyshire (Glossop Place) ICBs
Status
active
Date Signed
15 Jul 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
144,741,878
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Manchester · UKD3 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD3
  • Delivery location · UKF1

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 001739-2026tender ·
  2. 073242-2026tenderUpdate ·
  3. 073246-2026tenderUpdate ·
  4. 073251-2026award, contract ·