Official UK procurement notice
Midlands Critical Care Transfer Service Ambulance Provider
Authority: NHS England (Central government)·On behalf of: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement activity is hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (the “Authority”) on behalf of the NHS England, for the requirement of a Midlands Critical Care Transfer Services Ambulance Provider.
This service covers the ambulance provider provision for the Midlands Critical Care Transfer Services (MCCTs) for Neonatal Critical Care, Paediatric Critical Care, Adult Critical Care, and ECMO Transfer Services.
The Midlands Critical Care Transfer Services covers the Midlands region for Neonatal, Paediatric, and Adult Critical Care, and for the ECMO service provides supra-regional care and supports the devolved nations. This service is for a combined dedicated ambulance transfer service to support the clinical and operational delivery of the NHS Egland Specialised Commissioned services for:
- Neonatal Critical Care Retrieval Services (CenTre & NTS)
- Paediatric Critical Care Retrieval Services (CoMET & KIDS)
- Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Transfer Service (ECMO) (Adult, Paediatric, and Neonatal)
- Adult Critical Care Transfer Service (ACCOTS)
The MCCTs Ambulance Provider will provide 24/7 365-day service provision to support the delivery of these time critical services.
Full detail can be viewed on Atamis ref C462374.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2039, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£85,200,000
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the Tender Procurement Pack- Please review via Atamis ref C462374
- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Quality
- Social Value
- Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
As stated in the Tender Procurement Pack- Please review via Atamis ref C462374
- Technical & professional ability
As stated in the Tender Procurement Pack- Please review via Atamis ref C462374
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2039
- First published
- 7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
C462374- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077981- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c530Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
As stated in the Tender Procurement Pack
- Risks
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please review requirements, documents and issue submissions via the Atamis e-Tendering portal- ref: C462374
Timeline
7 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2029 · 8 dates- Planning notice published113 days ago7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
- Market engagement78 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Suppliers wishing to participate in this market engagement exercise and express an interest in this requirement are requested to review/respond to the requirements, as detailed in the Briefing Note Document via the Health Family Single eCommercial System Portal (Atamis).
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- Tender notice published72 days ago17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
- Next notice expected67 days ago21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by57 days ago1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline22 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 41 days8 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2029, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £85,200,00017 Aug 2026, 10:38 BSTwas £0
- Status changed to active17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustProcess contact pointProcuring entityThis procurement activity is hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (the “Authority”) on behalf of the NHS England, for the requirement of a Midlands Critical Care Transfer Services Ambulance Provider.
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender