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title: "NENC065 - North East and North Cumbria Mental Health Secure Patient Transport Service"
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# NENC065 - North East and North Cumbria Mental Health Secure Patient Transport Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nenc065-north-east-and-north-cumbria-mental-health-secure-patient-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee7a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board: "NENC065 - North East and North Cumbria Mental Health Secure Patient Transport Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-north-east-and-north-cumbria-integrated-care-board-nhs-qhm)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ee7a`

## 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/nenc065-north-east-and-north-cumbria-mental-health-secure-patient-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee7a#tl-md)

## Description
NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is undertaking market engagement in relation to the future provision of a Mental Health Secure Patient Transport Service across the North East and North Cumbria Region.
NENC ICB is hosting an information session for providers interested in the future delivery of Mental Health Secure Patient Transport Services across the North East and North Cumbria at 3:00pm on Monday 07 September. The session will provide an overview of a number of potential service delivery models currently being explored and explain how local framework arrangements could potentially be applied to support service delivery across the region.
Following the market engagement session, NENC ICB will issue a Request for Information (RFI) on Tuesday 08 September 2026. The purpose of the RFI is to gather feedback and gain a better understanding of the operational, commercial and contractual considerations associated with the proposed service models, together with alternative approaches, refinements or innovations that providers may wish to suggest.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** NHS North East North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is undertaking market engagement in relation to the future provision of a Mental Health Secure Patient Transport Service across the North East and North Cumbria Region.
NENC ICB is hosting an informa...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082155-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T11:35:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T06:53:53.279Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee7a