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Midlands Critical Care Transfer Service Ambulance Provider
services
Open procedure
Ambulance services
Published value
£85,200,000
Submission deadline 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NHS England: "Midlands Critical Care Transfer Service Ambulance Provider". Published status: active. Published value: £85,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.
| Contracting Authority | NHS England | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 29d 2h left 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Open procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £85,200,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NHS England
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NHS England. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
22.8Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Anna FreudTop vendor: 29.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 859 active published awards; 13 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Freud | 1 win | £5,862,540 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | 1 win | £4,809,159 |
| NHS Shared Business Services Limited | 1 win | £4,393,727 |
| Pearson Professional Assessments Limited | 1 win | £4,374,320 |
| Timewise Foundation CIC | 1 win | £166,667 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNHS England | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Published17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST | Last source update17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationAmbulance services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06c530 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions Please review requirements, documents and issue submissions via the Atamis e-Tendering portal- ref: C462374
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome | ||
What is being bought
This 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.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £85,200,000
17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST - Status changed to active
17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST - Official notice release published
17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST - Submission deadline changed to 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST - Buyer information updated
17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST - Published value updated to £0
7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST - Status changed to planning
7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST - Official notice release published
7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST - Buyer information updated
7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished value£85,200,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period1 Apr 2029, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2039, 23:59 BSTEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalUp to 2 years
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST - Procedure published
17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST - engagement
10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledSuppliers 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). https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Please search for project C457299. To View documents please register interest and then navigate "My Proposals and quotes". - Submission deadline
6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
NHS England
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PDPT-3135-BWWYDocuments (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 17 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
- 7 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |