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title: "Expressions of Interest in Hosting an Adult Critical Care (ACC) Transfer Service"
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# Expressions of Interest in Hosting an Adult Critical Care (ACC) Transfer Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/expressions-of-interest-in-hosting-an-adult-critical-care-acc-transfer-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02a99d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS England and NHS Improvement: "Expressions of Interest in Hosting an Adult Critical Care (ACC) Transfer Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England and NHS Improvement](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-and-nhs-improvement-GB-FTS-65446)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ambulance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a99d`

## 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/expressions-of-interest-in-hosting-an-adult-critical-care-acc-transfer-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02a99d#tl-md)

## Description
In response to COVID19, intensive critical care teams have worked collaboratively to deliver local, regional and national mutual aid and support, which enabled delivery of safe critical care services across the country.  This model was seen as one of the success stories of collegiate ways of working during the pandemic.
Part of this success was the setting up of an interim ACC transfer service to aid load levelling.   Even though cases are reducing it is recognised, both nationally and regionally, that there is a lasting need to have a dedicated critical care transfer service to ensure patient safety and efficient running of critical care units.   In response to this a national service specification has been drafted.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** In the East of England we are now exploring how to establish this service in a phased approach from 1 December 2021.  The model of the service will be a stand-alone service with its own decision making/governance and branding, hosted by an NHS organi...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009587-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-04T14:51:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:23:54.317Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a99d