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# Midlands Critical Care Transfer Service Ambulance Provider

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/midlands-critical-care-transfer-service-ambulance-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06c530). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-england-gov-pb481)
- **Published Value:** £85,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ambulance services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKF, UKF21, UKG, UKG3, UKG31, UKG32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/midlands-critical-care-transfer-service-ambulance-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06c530#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c530`

## 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/midlands-critical-care-transfer-service-ambulance-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06c530#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/midlands-critical-care-transfer-service-ambulance-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06c530#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85143000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKF, UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £85,200,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2029 to 31/03/2039
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F077981-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-17T09:38:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:10:52.203Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06c530