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title: "British Red Cross Oncology Voluntary Car Service"
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# British Red Cross Oncology Voluntary Car Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-red-cross-oncology-voluntary-car-service-ocds-h6vhtk-052888). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "British Red Cross Oncology Voluntary Car Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-somerset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qsl)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services, Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £418,850 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052888`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-red-cross-oncology-voluntary-car-service-ocds-h6vhtk-052888#tl-md)

## Description
The service provides a dedicated voluntary car driver service for eligible Service Users (and their Escorts) accessing oncology services for courses of chemotherapy or radiotherapy combined with other cancer treatments. The service operates between 8am and 8pm, supporting patients traveling to Musgrove Beacon Centre and Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre
The service plays a vital role in ensuring patients can access essential treatment.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board ("the ICB") intends to award a contract to an existing provider, British Red Cross, following a Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C in accordance with the criteria outlined in Regulation (9) of the Heal...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 028331-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **British Red Cross**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153489`
  - Value: £418,850 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 028331-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £418,850
  - Signed Date: 30/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028331-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-29T08:50:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:59:05.139Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-052888