Official UK procurement notice
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services for NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
Authority: NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB intend to award
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The successful Provider will deliver a Non-Emergency Patient Transport ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£86,424,430
The successful Provider will deliver a Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service. As a result of this s Competitive Process, a contract will be awarded to the successful provider for a period of up to 5 years (1st April 2027 - 31st March 2032) in increments as deemed fit by the commissioner from time to time. The Commissioners may opt to extend the contract term by a further 5 years (1st April 2032 - 31st March 2037). The provider who has been identified is a new provider. It is anticipated that the service provision resulting from this Competitive Process will have a value of £86,424,430 for 10 years, which includes any exercised contract extensions.
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 (4)
- Quality and Innovation: 50%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 50%
- Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability: 30%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice: 10%
- Social Value: 10%
- Value: Pass/Fail
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Nov 2025, 17:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 May 2026, 16:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
C402295- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050489- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e7cfFind 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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice market the start of the standstill period. Representations must be made by midnight 8th June 2026. Any representations should be sent to [email protected].<br/><br/>This contract has not yet been formally awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>The award decision makers are the NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board. The decision to award the contract was made by the NHS Coventry and Warwickshire integrated Care Board's Governing Body. There were no declared conflicts of interest of individuals making the award decision.<br/><br/>The scoring criteria for the Basic Selection Criteria Questions were either evaluated as Pass/Fail or For Information.<br/><br/>The Key Criteria Questions were evaluated as scored sub-weighted questions. The headline criteria were as follows:<br/><br/>Quality and Innovation - 50%<br/>Value - Pass/Fail<br/>Integration, Collaboration & Service Sustainability - 30%<br/>Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities & Facilitating Choice - 10%<br/>Social Value - 10%<br/><br/>ERS Transition T/A EMED Group Limited received the highest combined overall weighted Key Criteria score out of 100.00%. Therefore, they are the preferred provider and awarded the contract (subject to agreement).
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 16 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
16 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Submission deadline283 days ago16 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened280 days ago19 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published151 days ago28 May 2026, 16:20 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 157 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 May 2026, 16:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERS Medical 1 | £86,424,430 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 050489-2026-1 · ERS Medical 1
- Signed
- 20 May 2026
- Value
- £86,424,430
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2032
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ERS Medical 1Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.