Official UK procurement notice
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Ref C369487
Authority: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital…AwardedPublished value£24,290,969
Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - Ref C369487<br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the PSR Competitive process. <br/><br/>Estimated Value of the contracts (5 years): £24,049,316<br/>Existing Service<br/><br/>Estimated Contract Start date: October/November 2026 <br/>Estimated Contract End date: October/November 2031
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 (5)
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 9.5%
- Quality & Innovation: 21%
- Value: 40%
- Social Value and Sustainability: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 19.5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 19.50
- Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 9.50
- Social Value and Sustainability: 10.00
- Quality & Innovation: 21.00
- Value: 40.00
- Suitability
As per Basic Selection Criteria (Documents G1 and G2)
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 18 Jun 2025, 17:30 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Jun 2026, 17:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 18 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C369487- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055921- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054f6cFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention To Award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 24/06/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to: [email protected].<br/><br/>Award Decision Makers<br/><br/>As per PSR Competitive Process and including <br/>- The Chief Financial Officer of<br/>Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust <br/>- The Chief Financial Officer of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust<br/>- Associate Director Of Estates & Facilities (Business & Commercial) at Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust<br/>- Senior Business Partner – Finance <br/>The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust <br/>- Senior Finance Manager<br/>Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust <br/><br/>No conflict of interest has been declared.<br/><br/>The final combined evaluation of the Key Criteria confirmed that the successful provider (HATS Group Ltd) achieved the highest overall combined scored as evaluated in the procurement process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jul 2025, 11:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 18 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Timeline
18 Jun 2025 → 12 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened18 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline31 Jul 2025, 11:59 BST
- Notice published136 days ago12 Jun 2026, 17:13 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Jun 2026, 17:13 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HATS Group Ltd | £24,049,316 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 055921-2026-1 · HATS Group Ltd
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2026
- Value
- £24,049,316
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview body
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HATS Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria