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# Mid and south Essex Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mid-and-south-essex-non-emergency-patient-transport-services-nepts-ocds-h6vhtk-02afe3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group: "Mid and south Essex Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £73,150,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: attain.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-mid-essex-clinical-commissioning-group-GB-FTS-49327)
- **Published Value:** £73,150,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3, UKH35
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £40,559,758 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02afe3`

## 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/mid-and-south-essex-non-emergency-patient-transport-services-nepts-ocds-h6vhtk-02afe3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [attain.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fattain.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mid-and-south-essex-non-emergency-patient-transport-services-nepts-ocds-h6vhtk-02afe3#participate

## Description
The Contracting Authorities (hereinafter referred to as "the Authority") for this procurement were: NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (as Coordinating Commissioner), NHS Basildon & Brentwood Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Southend Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Thurrock Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group.
The Authority has awarded a contract to deliver Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for the population of mid and south Essex (MSE), to the most economically advantageous tenderer (Thames Ambulance Service Limited) as a result of an 'Open' (above light-touch threshold) procurement procedure.
The Service covers all land-based provision (across all ages) with the exception of secure mental health transport. Additionally, the service will be provided to patients registered with NHS West Essex CCG in relation to journeys to/from the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £73,150,000
- **Description:** The Authority has awarded a contract to deliver Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for the population of mid and south Essex (MSE), to the most economically advantageous tenderer (Thames Ambulance Service Limited) as a result of an 'Ope...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Mid and south Essex Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) (active)
  - Award id: `026327-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Thames Ambulance Service Limited (TASL)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-32210`
  - Value: £40,559,758 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Mid and south Essex Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) (active)
  - Signed Value: £40,559,758
  - Signed Date: 28/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026327-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-20T21:45:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T03:59:32.420Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02afe3