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Published 22 May 2026, 12:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (Interim Contract) for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Official notice

Authority: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£16,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 May 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Community Ambulance Service Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (Interim Contract) for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an Interim contract to cover the mobilisation of the new Tendered contract.

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (Interim Contract) for Imperial…Awarded

Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (Interim Contract) for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Ref: W230295.<br/>Intention to award a contract for 8 months to the incumbent Service Provider under Direct Award Process C of PSR23, to cover the mobilisation of the new Tendered contract. <br/>Contract Start date: 01/06/2026<br/>Contract End date: 31/01/2027. Additional information: 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 04/06/2026. 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/>-The Chief Financial Officer for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust<br/>- Director of Estates and Facilities<br/>Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust<br/>- Divisional Director of Finance – Corporate<br/>Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust<br/><br/>No conflict interest has been declared<br/><br/>The Service Provider is already delivering the services required that align with appropriate key criteria and to a standard that is acceptable and broadly achieving the contractual KPIs. The Service Provider has demonstrated effective implementation of service innovations and improvements during the course of the existing term and provides confidence that this commitment to continuous improvement will be equally reflected in a new contract. key criteria were assessed through performance against existing contractual requirements, service standards and KPIs.

Delivery: London
Extensions: Up to 4 months

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
22 May 2026, 12:19 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2026, 16:48 BST
Authority reference
W230295
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069363
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance services
Delivery area
London (UKI33)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a0f7 Find 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded 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 to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. Contract Signed Date: 08…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £16,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 21 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Community Ambulance Service Limited£16,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London, London, W2 1NYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.