Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 31 Mar 2026, 14:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

999 A&E Ambulance Service

Official notice

Authority: NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£450,395,037published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

999 A&E Ambulance Service <br/>1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027<br/><br/>This is a joint procurement between:<br/>NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board<br/>NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care <br/>Board (QF7) <br/>NHS Humber and North Yorkshire <br/>Integrated Care Board (QOQ) <br/>NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria <br/>Integrated Care Board (QE1) on behalf of <br/>Morecambe Bay place

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1999 A&E Ambulance ServiceAwarded

999 A&E Ambulance Service. Additional information: The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract under Direct Award Process A. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime. <br/>999 A&E Ambulance Service <br/>UKE4 West Yorkshire <br/>UKE Yorkshire and Humber Region<br/><br/>The total value of the “global sum” <br/>income to YAS from Yorkshire & <br/>Humber Commissioners £450,395,037 <br/>A “global sum” total income contract <br/>value has been agreed between <br/>Yorkshire and Humber commissioners <br/>and YAS for 2026/27. This total income <br/>value applies across YAS’s NHS <br/>commissioned services in Yorkshire & <br/>Humber. These are: <br/>

  • 999 A&E Ambulance Service <br/>(Yorkshire & Humber wide) <br/>
  • Integrated Urgent Care Service <br/>(IUC) including dental demand – <br/>through a separate contract <br/>(Yorkshire & Humber wide with <br/>Bassetlaw Place included) <br/>
  • Non-Emergency Patient <br/>Transport Service (NEPTS) – <br/>through the following contracts: <br/>o Humber and North <br/>Yorkshire NEPTS <br/>o West Yorkshire NEPTS <br/>o South Yorkshire NEPTS <br/>All the above services have separate <br/>PSR processes and contracts between <br/>commissioners and YAS.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
31 Mar 2026, 14:14 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2026, 14:14 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029728
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06794a Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

The Contract Authority; NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract under Direct Award Process A. The authority is publishing this notice in Find a Tender in accordance with the NHS Provider Selection Regime.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>Decision Makers: WYICB Director of <br/>Systems Integration, UEC, Y&H<br/>WYICB Director of Partner Relationship Management<br/>Associated Commissioners are: <br/>NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care <br/>Board (QF7) <br/>NHS Humber and North Yorkshire <br/>Integrated Care Board (QOQ) <br/>NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria <br/>Integrated Care Board (QE1) on behalf of <br/>Morecambe Bay place <br/><br/>There were no conflicts of interest identified

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £450,395,0371 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust£450,395,037 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Scorex House, West 1 Bolton Road, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 4ASContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelMediation body London
  • WYICB PSR Review PanelReview body Bradford

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.