Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Market for Non Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) Taxi Support Provision
Authority: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEast Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) intends to establish a Dynamic Market for the provision of Taxi Support Services to East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
Whilst EMAS undertakes the vast majority of journeys via in-house team, there is a need for extra demand in the system to cover NEPTS journeys for the Trust. The intention is to setup a Dynamic Market with separate lots, for taxi providers providing necessary service within that area. This will include transporting of patients to and from hospital for routine appointments, short term adhoc journeys, and other journeys may be required.
The Dynamic Market is anticipated to begin from 01 April 2026 and run for 4 years until 31 March 2030, with suppliers being awarded into the following Lot Structure
- Lot 1 covers NEPTS LINCOLNSHIRE Region (area to which East Midlands Ambulance Service currently provides this services).
- Lot 2 covering NEPTS NORTHAMPTIONSHIRE region
- Lot 3 covering NEPTS DERBYSHIRE region
The establishment of the Dynamic Market is Stage 1 of the process, which will create the supplier list within each lot.
Stage 2 will see the Trust carry out a tender via the Competitive Flexible Procedure, against the suppliers in that lot at the time. This tender will be evaluated based on quality/technical, commercials and Social Value.
Conditions of Participation:
- This Dynamic market is for Taxis only that can serve the above regions, without any out of region charges.
- Out of Scope are taxi booking platforms, offering multitude of taxi companies due to the way that journeys are planned by NEPTS Teams.
Contracting authorities that can use this Dynamic Market:
- Establishing Party only (East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust)
CPV: Hire of passenger cars with driver · Non-scheduled passenger transport · Road transport services · Taxi services
How this dynamic market works
From the published notice- Type
- Dynamic market · pending
- Market period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same conditions of participation on every lotLot #1NEPTS Taxi Support - LincolnshireRenewal
Covering NEPTS Lincolnshire region to the area which East Midlands Ambulance Service currently provides this service.
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
Verified by: Will be evaluated by the relevant teams - Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Verified by: Will be evaluated by the relevant teams
Lot #2NEPTS Taxi Support - Northamptonshire
Covering NEPTS Northamptonshire region to the area which East Midlands Ambulance Service currently provides this service.
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
Verified by: Will be evaluated by the relevant teams - Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Verified by: Will be evaluated by the relevant teams
Lot #3NEPTS Taxi Support - Derbyshire
Covering NEPTS Derbyshire region to the area which East Midlands Ambulance Service currently provides this service.
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
Verified by: Will be evaluated by the relevant teams - Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Verified by: Will be evaluated by the relevant teams
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documentation
Verified by: Will be evaluated by the relevant teams - Technical & professional ability
As per tender documentation
Verified by: Will be evaluated by the relevant teams
- “Dynamic Market for Non Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS)…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust buys Taxi services (CPV 6012), and who usually turns up
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Taxi services (CPV 6012) →
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in East Midlands.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East Midlands.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 61 days of the bid deadline.
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2–30%
4–66%
7+94%
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Lot #1NEPTS Taxi Support - LincolnshireCPV 60120000Estimate not published
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1 bid0%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £505m28 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £130m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=7 | |
| £7.0m26 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 8 live · £1.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 7% above n=8 | |
| £653m9 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.3m9 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £109m3 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2NEPTS Taxi Support - NorthamptonshireCPV 60120000Estimate not published
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1 bid0%
2–39%
4–618%
7+72%
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £4.1m13 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 5 live · £49m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
Uber London LtdLarge | £85m4 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £100k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs |
| £7.0m26 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 8 live · £1.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 7% above n=8 | |
| £653m9 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £109m3 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #3NEPTS Taxi Support - DerbyshireCPV 60120000Estimate not published
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
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1 bid0%
2–37%
4–616%
7+77%
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Where the award price may land.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £7.0m26 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 8 live · £1.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 7% above n=8 | |
| £653m9 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.3m9 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £109m3 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £58m4 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Dynamic market
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Dynamic market
- Who may use this agreement
- Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Feb 2026, 17:19 GMT
- Authority reference
C267772- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009661- Latest notice
- Dynamic market intention notice (UK13)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d42cFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via Atamis (Health Family)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Admission period ends
- 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
See tender documentation at:
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 31 Mar 2030 · 5 dates- Planning notice published358 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:56 GMT
- Tender notice published259 days ago3 Feb 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Next notice expected201 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts80 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025- Pipeline notice published27 Oct 2025, 12:56 GMTUK1
- Pipeline notice published29 Jan 2026, 20:47 GMTUK1
- Dynamic market intention notice published3 Feb 2026, 17:12 GMTUK13
- Status changed to active3 Feb 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Deadline published: 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST3 Feb 2026, 17:12 GMT
- Dynamic market intention notice published3 Feb 2026, 17:19 GMTUK13
Published amendments (2)
The Trust is considering setting up a Dynamic Market based on local taxi suppliers within the regions specified. Once the Dynamic Market has been established via UK13 and UK14 Notices respectively, the Trust will carry out a Competitive Flexible Tender for a contract period of 12 months with a 12 month extension against the suppliers on the Dynamic market.
Change of portal address
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 27 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Dynamic market intention notice Dynamic market intention notice on Find a Tender
- Dynamic market intention notice Dynamic market intention notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender