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Official procurement procedure
Emergency And Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services
Ambulance services
Published value
£800,000
Submission deadline 26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "Emergency And Urgent Care Private Ambulance Services". Published status: active. Published value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £800,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Market Analytics
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Published history for SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
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Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Aug 2026, 09:05 BST | Last source update18 Aug 2026, 09:05 BST | Recurring procurementNo |
ClassificationAmbulance services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e623 | ||
What is being bought
SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of Private Ambulance Services ("the Services") across the following Counties:
• Buckinghamshire and or
• Berkshire
During the course of a shift, providers may occasionally be required to travel outside of their normal working boundaries in order to facilitate the transportation of patients and to reflect the Head Provider's demand.
The tender comprises of One Lot:
Lot 1 - Buckinghamshire or Berkshire
Total weekly staff hours - 399
Activity Blocks Required - 1 Required Shift Pattern - A Start Date: 1st October 2026 End Date: 31st January 2027
Option to Extend by a further four one month periods
The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for this service.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £800,000
18 Aug 2026, 09:05 BST - Status changed to active
18 Aug 2026, 09:05 BST - Official notice release published
18 Aug 2026, 09:05 BST - Submission deadline changed to 26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
18 Aug 2026, 09:05 BST - Buyer information updated
18 Aug 2026, 09:05 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£800,000SCAS is seeking the provision of a range of Private Ambulance Services ("the Services") across the following Counties: • Buckinghamshire and or • Berkshire During the course of a shift, providers may occasionally be required to travel outside of their normal working boundaries in order to facilitate the transportation of patients and to reflect the Head Provider's demand. The tender comprises of One Lot: Lot 1 - Buckinghamshire or Berkshire Total weekly staff hours - 399 Activity Blocks Required - 1 Required Shift Pattern - A Start Date: 1st October 2026 End Date: 31st January 2027 Option to Extend by a further four one month periods The Head Provider is seeking bids from those organisations that can evidence the capacity to mobilize to meet the requirements for this service.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
18 Aug 2026, 09:05 BST - Submission deadline
26 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
SOUTH CENTRAL AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contracting authority GB-FTS-185898Documents (0)
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