Official UK procurement notice
Dynamic Purchasing System for Provision of Non-Emergency Transport and other Transport Services
Authority: London Procurement Partnership
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGuy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (as host of the NHS London Procurement Partnership) is seeking to make some changes to the provision of non-emergency transport and other transport services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). This notice relates to the modification and extension of the existing DPS to enable continued access for NHS Trusts and other eligible Contracting Authorities to complete further competitions and pre-market activities i.e. that commenced prior to the expiry date of the DPS. The extension ensures continuity of procurement processes already underway and supports the orderly transition to the forthcoming Provider Selection Regime (PSR) framework, which is intended to supersede this DPS for all in-scope PSR requirements. No fundamental changes are being made to the original scope or nature or value (£) of the DPS; the modification is limited to extending its duration and adding a category to meet ongoing NHS operational needs aligned with the original objectives.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Postal and telecommunications services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to…Renewal
The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergency<br/>transport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in the<br/>UK. <br/>The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to the following:<br/>Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;<br/>Category 2: Core Patient Transport Services;<br/>Category 3: Mental Health and Secure Transport Services;<br/>Category 4: High Dependency Transport Services;<br/>Category 5: Taxi and Passenger Transport Services.<br/>Additional categories may be added at a future date.<br/>To register interest and apply to the DPS please follow this link:<br/>eprocure.365smartplatform.net/SignUp/Supplier ↗<br/>In the initial stage, all suppliers who meet the selection criteria will be admitted to the DPS with no limit on the number of suppliers per category.<br/>Individual contracts are awarded during the second stage where contracting authorities will invite all suppliers on the DP.
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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).
- “Dynamic Purchasing System for Provision of Non-Emergency Transport and…” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 31 Oct 2024, 15:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2026, 10:52 GMT
- Authority reference
LPP/2019/007- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010341- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b308Find a Tender
Publisher note: Please be advised that the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Non-Emergency Transport and Additional Transport Services (Reference: LPP/2019/007) has been extended for one year. The initial DPS term spanned 60 months, beginning on November 1, 2019.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Admission period ends
- 6 Nov 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Nov 2024 → 5 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Contract starts7 Nov 2024
- Admission / appointment period ends357 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown6 Nov 2025
- Bids must remain valid until356 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published266 days ago5 Feb 2026, 10:52 GMT
Notice history
5 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (4 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | TextII.2.4.1 | The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergencytransport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in theUK. The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to the following:Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;Category 2: Core Patient Tran… | The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procurenon-emergencytransport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several servicecategories and regions in theUK.The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to thefollowing:Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;Category 2: Core Patient Transpor… | |
| — | TextII.2.4.1 | The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergencytransport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in theUK. The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to the following:Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;Category 2: Core Patient Tran… | The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procurenon-emergencytransport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several servicecategories and regions in theUK.The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to thefollowing:Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;Category 2: Core Patient Transpor… | |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7.4 | 6 Nov 2025 | 6 Feb 2026 | +92 d |
| — | ClassificationII.2.2.1 | — | — | |
| — | TextII.2.4.1 | The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergencytransport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in theUK. The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to the following:Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;Category 2: Core Patient Tran… | The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procurenon-emergencytransport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several servicecategories and regions in theUK.The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to thefollowing:Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;Category 2: Core Patient Transpor… | |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7.4 | 6 Nov 2025 | 6 Feb 2026 | +92 d |
| — | ClassificationII.2.2.1 | — | — | |
| — | TextII.2.4.1 | The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergencytransport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in theUK. The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to the following:Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;Category 2: Core Patient Tran… | The purpose of this DPS will be to provide the public sector with a mechanism to procure non-emergency transport and other transport services. The DPS will be split into several service categories and regions in the UK.The categories covered under the DPS at this stage includes, but is not limited to thefollowing:Category 1: Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services;Category 2: Core Patient Tran… | |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7.4 | 6 Feb 2026 | 6 Feb 2029 | +1096 d |
| — | ClassificationII.2.2.1 | — | — |
4 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 6 Oct 2025
- 2024-10: 1 release · 31 Oct 2024
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.