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title: "CLOSURE OF DPS: Dynamic Purchasing System to provide Extra Vehicle and Staff Capacity to deliver Non-emergency Patient Transport Services. Reference number: RBA/TS/LOC/0342"
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# CLOSURE OF DPS: Dynamic Purchasing System to provide Extra Vehicle and Staff Capacity to deliver Non-emergency Patient Transport Services. Reference number: RBA/TS/LOC/0342

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/closure-of-dps-dynamic-purchasing-system-to-provide-extra-vehicle-and-staff-capacity-to-de-ocds-h6vhtk-042936). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset NHS Foundation Trust: "CLOSURE OF DPS: Dynamic Purchasing System to provide Extra Vehicle and Staff Capacity to deliver Non-emergency Patient Transport Services. Reference number: RBA/TS/LOC/0342". Published status: active. Dynamic Market Estimate: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Aug 2026. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rh5)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 August 2026 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ambulance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/closure-of-dps-dynamic-purchasing-system-to-provide-extra-vehicle-and-staff-capacity-to-de-ocds-h6vhtk-042936#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042936`

## 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/closure-of-dps-dynamic-purchasing-system-to-provide-extra-vehicle-and-staff-capacity-to-de-ocds-h6vhtk-042936#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/closure-of-dps-dynamic-purchasing-system-to-provide-extra-vehicle-and-staff-capacity-to-de-ocds-h6vhtk-042936#participate

## Description
This notice closes the abovenamed DPS with immediate effect.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** The provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) services for Somerset is delivered by different suppliers under contracts awarded through the Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for use by Acute and Non Acute hospital Trusts, Communit...
- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2016 to 31/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000266-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-07T09:22:37.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T05:06:06.072Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042936