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# East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-midlands-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust is a Central government based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 28 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PYQW-9421-PXDP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 28
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £60m (median award: £5.0m) across 12 of 12 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST), nhs-ods (EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-midlands-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx9

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 7 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 20 (95%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 9 (43%), Open: 8 (38%), Route not published: 3 (14%), Selective: 1 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 11 notices, last 24 months (52% of this period)
2. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 3 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
3. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Petroleum, coal, oil and gas](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene-09000000) (CPV 09):** 2 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Chemical products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/chemical-products-24000000) (CPV 24):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[central medical services ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/central-medical-services-ltd-coh-07643110):** 7 procedures
2. **[FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ford-motor-company-limited-coh-00235446):** 2 procedures
3. **[HALLS ELECTRICAL LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/halls-electrical-ltd-coh-02036219):** 2 procedures
4. **[Elite Medical and Ambulance services ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elite-medical-and-ambulance-services-ltd-coh-08510248):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[Bluelight UK Ltd (Backup Provider)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bluelight-uk-ltd-backup-provider-GB-PPON-PJHY-2629-LXQV):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[central medical services ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/central-medical-services-ltd-coh-07643110):** £12m · [Private Ambulance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-ambulance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05176d)
2. **[Elite Medical and Ambulance services ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elite-medical-and-ambulance-services-ltd-coh-08510248):** £10m · [Private Ambulance Service (PAS) FY 25/26 - ELITE](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-ambulance-service-pas-fy-25-26-elite-ocds-h6vhtk-04ead4)
3. **[Elite EMS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elite-ems-coh-07559146):** £10m · [Private Ambulance Service Elit](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-ambulance-service-elit-ocds-h6vhtk-04ebb6)
4. **[central medical services ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/central-medical-services-ltd-coh-07643110):** £7.5m · [Private Ambulance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-ambulance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04eacd)
5. **[central medical services ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/central-medical-services-ltd-coh-07643110):** £7.5m · [Private Ambulance Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-ambulance-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04eb10)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 14
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-midlands-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx9#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-midlands-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx9
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt