Official UK procurement notice
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services in Cheshire
Authority: NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNon-urgent, planned and unplanned transportation of patients, with a medical need for transport, to and from a premises providing NHS healthcare and between NHS healthcare providers.
This includes the Enhanced Priority Service for patients receiving Renal Dialysis or Oncology treatments
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Non Emergency Patient Transport Services for CheshireAwarded
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB intend to award a 2 year contract via Direct award C to the incumbent provider to deliver the Non Emergency Patient Transport Services in Cheshire.
The contract will start on the 1st of April 2026, expire on 31st March 2028 and has an estimated annual contract value of £15,097,768. This is an indicative value based on historic expenditure and may be subject to change.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 19 Mar 2026, 14:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 17:19 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053547- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066f1fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by withing 8 working days.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 8 working days. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. On the 19th March 2026, the Finance, Investment and Contracts Committee approved this decision and there were no declarations of interest made by members that would materially or adversely impact on matters requiring discussion and decision. The decision to award was made in line with the conflict of interest policy. The following criteria informed the decision: Social Value: 20% Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice: 20% Value: 20% Integration, collaboration and service sustainability: 20% Quality and innovation: 20% Representations by providers must be made to [email protected] within 8 working days from the publication date of this notice. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the Provider Selection Regime (2023).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands Ambulance Service | £30,195,536 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service | £30,195,536 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services for Cheshire · West Midlands Ambulance Service
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- £30,195,536
- Status
- active
Non Emergency Patient Transport Services for Cheshire · West Midlands Ambulance Service
- Signed
- 19 Feb 2026
- Value
- £30,195,536
- Status
- active
- Change **ABANDONMENT NOTICE** This Provider Selection Regime 2023 Direct Award C process has been abandoned and a contract has not been awarded. This process has been abandoned under 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. The Contracting Authority has identified an issue with the contract term and value and therefore has determined that it is not appropriate to continue with the process, in its current form. It is the Contracting Authority's intention to make a new decision regarding this contract in due course., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The Contracting Authority has identified an issue with the contract term and value and therefore has determined that it is not appropriate to continue with the process, in its current form.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body
- Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- West Midland Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.