UCLH and RNOH non-emergency patient transport awards

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 14:32.

Opportunity overview

Joint procurement for Non Emergency Patient Transport Services for UCLH and RNOH.

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.

Personal Security Service Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £1m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: 2
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PPQZ-8536-TLMH
Location: Rochester, UKJ41, ME2 4HU, United Kingdom

HATS Group Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £85.2m
Awarded: 2 Jul 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PHVJ-2218-JPNG
Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, UKJ13, HP7 0PX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 2Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: C398555
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 2
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: University College London Hospitals NHS FT
Id: GB-PPON-PYRL-5371-BNMH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYRL-5371-BNMH

Address

Street Address: 250 Euston Road
Locality: London
Postal Code: NW1 2PG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Name: Aaron Monaghan
Email: a.monaghan3@nhs.net

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Id: GB-PPON-PYZZ-8526-CMZX

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYZZ-8526-CMZX

Address

Street Address: Brockley Hill
Locality: Stanmore
Postal Code: HA7 4LP
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI74

Contact

Name: Aaron Monaghan
Email: a.monaghan3@nhs.net

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 3

Name: Personal Security Service Limited
Id: GB-PPON-PPQZ-8536-TLMH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PPQZ-8536-TLMH

Address

Street Address: 2 Laser Quay, Culpeper Close
Locality: Rochester
Postal Code: ME2 4HU
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ41

Contact

Email: jolene.reynolds@outlook.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.psssecuretransport.co.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 2
Title: UCLH-7264 - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services - LOT 2
Status: pending
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 2
Related Lot: 2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 34114122
Description: Patient-transport vehicles

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 60000000
Description: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKI
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKI31
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 1,248,549.6
Amount: 1,040,458
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PPQZ-8536-TLMH
Name: Personal Security Service Limited

Standstill Period

Ends: 20 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 1 Jun 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 May 2033, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 May 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 36 month optional extension

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095659-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095659-2026 ↗
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 12:55
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 31 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI31 · NW1 2PG · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

031183-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 2 Apr 2026, 23:10
062983-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 3 Jul 2026, 16:37
095659-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 9 Oct 2026, 12:55

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

University College London Hospitals NHS FT and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust ran a joint procurement for non-emergency patient transport services. The published data records pending awards for Lot 1 to HATS GROUP LTD (£85,200,000) and Lot 2 to PERSONAL SECURITY SERVICE LIMITED (£1,040,458).

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusComplete procurement; award records pendingEvidence: Process tender status is "complete"; both supplied award records have status "pending".
Lot 1 award announcementPublished 3 July 2026; pendingEvidence: Award 1 is dated 2026-07-03, first seen 2026-07-03, with status "pending".
Lot 2 award announcementPublished 9 October 2026; pendingEvidence: Lot 2 award document is a Contract award notice published 2026-10-09; award status is "pending".

95% approved-analysis confidence2 supplier records analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095659-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067c6b
First published: 3 Jul 2026
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 14:32
Notice versions reviewed: 3

View Find a Tender notice ↗

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Both recorded awards remain pending. The supplied Lot 2 award notice sets a standstill end of 20 October 2026 and a future signature milestone of 31 October 2026; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Market significance

The two published award amounts total £86,240,458, but the notice does not supply a common value basis or a detailed value record for Lot 1. Lot 2 is a six-year service period with an optional 36-month extension, if concluded.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

2 supplier records analysed

HATS GROUP LTD

96% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 85200000 GBP · pending

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Award 1 names HATS Group Limited in the supplied supplier data; verified_company_name is HATS GROUP LTD. Award 1 is pending and has a stated value of £85,200,000.

PERSONAL SECURITY SERVICE LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 2 · Lots 2 · 1040458 GBP · pending

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Lot 2 award names Personal Security Service Limited; verified_company_name is PERSONAL SECURITY SERVICE LIMITED. The pending award amount is £1,040,458.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

98% confidence

Complete procurement; award records pending

View supporting evidence

Process tender status is "complete"; both supplied award records have status "pending".

Lot 1 award announcement

98% confidence

Published 3 July 2026; pending

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Award 1 is dated 2026-07-03, first seen 2026-07-03, with status "pending".

Lot 2 award announcement

99% confidence

Published 9 October 2026; pending

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Lot 2 award document is a Contract award notice published 2026-10-09; award status is "pending".

Lot 2 standstill

99% confidence

Ends 20 October 2026 at 23:59:59 BST

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Lot 2 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.

Lot 2 future signature milestone

99% confidence

Scheduled for 31 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Lot 2 milestone type "futureSignatureDate" has dueDate 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z and status "scheduled".

VALUES

Published values explained

Lot 1 stated award amount

98% confidence

£85,200,000

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Supplied award 1 value_amount is 85200000 GBP.

Lot 2 stated award amount

99% confidence

£1,040,458

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Supplied award 2 value_amount is 1040458 GBP; the detailed Lot 2 award also reports amount 1040458 GBP.

Lot 2 gross amount

99% confidence

£1,248,549.60

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Detailed Lot 2 award value.amountGross is 1248549.6 GBP.

Published award amounts combined

91% confidence

£86,240,458

View supporting evidence

Arithmetic sum of the separately stated Lot 1 (£85,200,000) and Lot 2 (£1,040,458) award amounts; no common value basis is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice

98% confidence

2 April 2026

View supporting evidence

Release history records a Tender notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-04-02.

Lot 1 award date

98% confidence

3 July 2026

View supporting evidence

Award 1 award_date is 2026-07-03.

Lot 2 award decision and assessment summaries sent

99% confidence

8 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Detailed Lot 2 award date and assessmentSummariesDateSent are both 2026-10-08.

Lot 2 notice publication

99% confidence

9 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Lot 2 award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09.

Lot 2 proposed service period

99% confidence

1 June 2027 to 31 May 2033

View supporting evidence

Detailed Lot 2 contractPeriod startDate is 2027-06-01 and endDate is 2033-05-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Joint non-emergency patient transport services procurement for UCLH and RNOH

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Process description states: "Joint procurement for Non Emergency Patient Transport Services for UCLH and RNOH."

Lot 1

91% confidence

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services; further lot scope not supplied

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Award 1 title identifies Lot 1; no description or detailed lot record is supplied.

Lot 2 classifications

99% confidence

Patient-transport vehicles and transport services

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Lot 2 items carry CPV 34114122 (Patient-transport vehicles) and 60000000 (Transport services, excluding waste transport).

Lot 2 delivery regions

99% confidence

UKI, UKI31 and UKJ

View supporting evidence

Lot 2 deliveryAddresses list UKI, UKI31 and UKJ.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective procedure using a competitive flexible procedure

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Process procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Competitive flexible procedure".

Threshold status

99% confidence

Lot 2 is above threshold

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Detailed Lot 2 award has aboveThreshold set to true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of bids, bidder identities, scores and evaluation rationale are unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Lot 2 base period

99% confidence

Six years, proposed from 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2033

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Lot 2 contractPeriod gives these dates. The award remains pending, so this is not evidence of an active contract.

Lot 2 extension

99% confidence

Optional extension of up to 36 months

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Lot 2 hasRenewal is true; renewal description states "36 month optional extension" and maxExtentDate is 31 May 2036.

Lot 1 contract terms

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No contract period, extension terms, pricing structure or other terms are supplied for Award 1.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award allocation

98% confidence

Separate pending awards are recorded for Lots 1 and 2, with materially different stated values

View supporting evidence

Award 1 is £85,200,000 for Lot 1 and Award 2 is £1,040,458 for Lot 2.

Market engagement implication

99% confidence

Suppliers should not treat the published awards as concluded contracts

View supporting evidence

Both award records are pending; Lot 2 includes an unexpired-at-publication standstill and a scheduled future signature milestone.

Service geography

95% confidence

Lot 2 spans London and South East regional codes

View supporting evidence

Lot 2 delivery addresses include UKI, UKI31 and UKJ.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-067c6b
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Joint buyers

99% confidence

University College London Hospitals NHS FT and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

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The process description and parties list identify both organisations as buyers.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority – central government

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Both buyer party records have UK_CA_TYPE classification "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment".

Lead contact in notice

98% confidence

Aaron Monaghan

View supporting evidence

Both buyer party records list Aaron Monaghan as the contact point.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

HATS GROUP LTD identity

99% confidence

Verified legal supplier name; company number 03135655

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification records exact-name match from source name HATS Group Limited to verified_company_name HATS GROUP LTD, with verified company number 03135655 and Active status.

PERSONAL SECURITY SERVICE LIMITED identity

99% confidence

Verified legal supplier name; company number 05322168

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification records exact-name match from source name Personal Security Service Limited to verified_company_name PERSONAL SECURITY SERVICE LIMITED, with verified company number 05322168 and Active status.

Lot 2 supplier classification

98% confidence

Large organisation; not a VCSE, public-service-mission organisation or sheltered workshop

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Lot 2 supplier party details specify scale "large" and false for the listed organisation flags.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Lot 2 maximum possible end date

99% confidence

31 May 2036, if the optional 36-month extension is exercised

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Lot 2 maxExtentDate is 2036-05-31 and renewal description states "36 month optional extension".

Lot 2 renewal timing estimate

86% confidence

An extension decision would ordinarily be relevant before the stated base end date of 31 May 2033; this is an estimate, not a procurement forecast

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Based solely on the explicit Lot 2 end date and optional extension.

Lot 1 renewal outlook

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No Lot 1 contract period or extension information is supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award status requires care

99% confidence

Both awards are pending, not evidenced as signed or active

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Supplied award records 1 and 2 each have status "pending".

Lot 1 notice detail is incomplete

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no supplied detailed award record, scope description, contract period, extension detail or value basis

View supporting evidence

The detailed process JSON contains a Lot 2 award only; supplied Award 1 fields omit these items.

Value basis is unclear

99% confidence

Lot 2 publishes net (£1,040,458) and gross (£1,248,549.60) figures, while Lot 1 provides only a single award amount

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Detailed Lot 2 value provides amount and amountGross; Award 1 provides value_amount only.

Lot metadata is incomplete

99% confidence

The supplied lots dataset contains only Lot 2 and no lot title or description

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Lots array contains lot_id 2 with null title and description.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdowns and Lot 1 contract terms.
Lot 1 is recorded as pending but no detailed award notice payload for that lot is supplied here.
The published figures do not establish a common value basis across both lots; Lot 2 separately reports net and gross amounts.
The record does not evidence that either pending award has been signed, activated or commenced.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who are the recorded suppliers?

HATS GROUP LTD is recorded for Lot 1 and PERSONAL SECURITY SERVICE LIMITED for Lot 2. Both identities are verified in the supplied supplier-verification data.

Are the contracts signed?

No signed contract is evidenced. Both awards are marked pending; Lot 2 has a scheduled future signature milestone.

What is the Lot 2 term?

The published Lot 2 award gives a proposed period from 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2033, with an optional 36-month extension.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

UCLH-7264 - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Personal Security Service Limited

HATS Group Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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