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Emergency And Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services

SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:52.

Opportunity overview

SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of Private Ambulance Services ("the Services") across the following Counties: • Buckinghamshire and or • Berkshire During the course of a shift, providers may occasionally be required to travel outside of their normal working boundaries in order to facilitate the transportation of patients and to reflect the Head Provider's demand. The tender comprises of One Lot: Lot 1 - Buckinghamshire or Berkshire Total weekly staff hours - 399 Activity Blocks Required - 1 Required Shift Pattern - A Start Date: 1st October 2026 End Date: 31st January 2027 Option to Extend by a further four one month periods The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for this service.

Classification

  • CPV85143000 — Ambulance services

Lots

  • SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of Private Ambulance Services ("the Services") across the following Counties: • Buckinghamshire and or • Berkshire During the course of a shift, providers may occasionally be required to travel outside of their normal working boundaries in order to facilitate the transportation of patients and to reflect the Head Provider's demand. The tender comprises of One Lot: Lot 1 - Buckinghamshire or Berkshire Total weekly staff hours - 399 Activity Blocks Required - 1 Required Shift Pattern - A Start Date: 1st October 2026 End Date: 31st January 2027 Option to Extend by a further four one month periods The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for this service.£800k

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-06e623
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Has Recurrence
No

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85143000
Description
Ambulance services

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Covered By

GPA

Tender Period

Ends
26 Aug 2026, 14:00

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
60

Expected award period

Starts
26 Aug 2026, 14:05

Bid Opening

Date
26 Aug 2026, 14:05

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of Private Ambulance Services ("the Services") across the following Counties: • Buckinghamshire and or • Berkshire During the course of a shift, providers may occasionally be required to travel outside of their normal working boundaries in order to facilitate the transportation of patients and to reflect the Head Provider's demand. The tender comprises of One Lot: Lot 1 - Buckinghamshire or Berkshire Total weekly staff hours - 399 Activity Blocks Required - 1 Required Shift Pattern - A Start Date: 1st October 2026 End Date: 31st January 2027 Option to Extend by a further four one month periods The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for this service.
Has Renewal
No
Has Options
Yes
Status
active

Value

Amount
800,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2027, 23:59

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Options

Description
The Contract can be extended by up to four periods of 1 month

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ1

Delivery Location

Description
Berkshire or Buckingham

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id
GB-FTS-185898

Identifier

Legal Name
SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Unit 7 & 8 Talisman Business Centre, Talisman Road
Locality
Bicester
Region
UKJ14
Postal Code
OX266HR
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Ben Jones
Telephone
+44 7966558157

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
NHS Foundation Trust
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
South Central Ambulance Service
Id
GB-FTS-185899

Identifier

Legal Name
South Central Ambulance Service

Address

Locality
Bicester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bicester · UKJ14 · OX266HR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ1

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 078358-2026tender ·