NEAS NHS FT - Patient Transport (Sunderland) 2025/26 Provision of Discharge Vehicle from South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS FT (Sunderland Royal Hospital site).

Official notice

Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North East (UKC2)

Awarded value£221,999published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board have made an Urgent Direct Award of Contract for a discharge vehicle at Sunderland Royal Hospital for a maximum contract period of 12 months in order to ensure continuity of service provision remains in place whilst also ensuring that a competitive procurement is completed by 29 August 2026. The circumstances are as follows:

Extreme urgency and due to circumstances beyond the ICB's control

The existing provider unexpectedly served notice on the contract.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
Last source update: 24 Sept 2025, 11:57 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-059203
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a0f1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024 do not apply to this award.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £221,9991 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust	£221,999 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 059203-2025-1 · North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
30 Aug 2025
Value
£221,999
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth GB-NHS: QHM PEMBERTON HOUSE COLIMA AVENUE SUNDERLAND ENTERPRISE PARK, Sunderland, North East, SR53XBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplierGB-NHS: RX6 BERNICIA HOUSE GOLDCREST WAY, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.