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Non‑Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) under the NHS SBS Framework Agreement SBS 105013

Ambulance services
North West (UKD)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST: "Non‑Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) under the NHS SBS Framework Agreement SBS 105013". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCOUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
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Published history for COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
2.3Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
HONEYWELL CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITEDTop vendor: 50.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 147 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
HONEYWELL CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED1 win£33,234
GBUK LTD1 win£32,328
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCOUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published15 May 2026, 18:23 BST
Last source update15 May 2026, 18:23 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAmbulance services
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069a8a
What is being bought
Provision of Non‑Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, including stretcher and bariatric patient transport services. The services cover the coordination, booking, scheduling and delivery of patient transport to support outpatient appointments, admissions and discharges, and are delivered under the NHS SBS Framework Agreement SBS10513 - Transportation and Travel Services for Health.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 May 2026, 18:23 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    15 May 2026, 18:23 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    15 May 2026, 18:23 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The procurement relates to the provision of Non‑Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The services include the planning, coordination, booking, scheduling and delivery of non‑emergency patient transport to support outpatient appointments, admissions and discharges, including stretcher and bariatric patient transport. The services are intended to ensure safe, timely and dignified transport for eligible patients, support patient flow and discharge processes, and operate in accordance with NHS standards and applicable service level requirements. This notice is an intention to award a contract following a competitive process under an existing framework agreement, namely the NHS SBS Framework Agreement SBS10513 - Transportation and Travel Services for Health. The approximate maximum lifetime value of the contract is £1.56 million, based on an initial contract term of two (2) years with the option to extend for up to a further two (2) one‑year periods. This procurement relates to an existing service, with continuity of service required from contract commencement. The contract is intended to be awarded following completion of a competitive process under the relevant framework agreement. The services are intended to be provided from 1 June 2026, for an initial period of two (2) years, with the option to extend annually for up to a maximum total contract duration of four (4) years, subject to contractual provisions. Additional information: This contract is intended to be awarded following a competitive process under an existing framework agreement, namely the NHS SBS Framework Agreement SBS10513 - Transportation and Travel Services for Health. The contract award is subject to the completion of the mandatory standstill period in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and no contract will be concluded until that period has ended.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 May 2026, 18:23 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 15 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £1,544,900
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
ERS TRANSITION - TRADING AS EMED GROUP LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS)
£1,544,900 · signed 15 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authority GB-NHS-RJR
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  • COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    buyer

    GB-NHS: RJR
    Liverpool Road, Chester, UKD63, CH21UL
    simon.corbett3@nhs.net

  • Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
    reviewBody

    Chester

  • ERS Medical
    supplier

    GB-COH: 10783395
    Leeds, UKD
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis procurement is conducted in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and is therefore not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract is awarded following a competitive process under an existing framework agreement, namely the NHS SBS Framework Agreement SBS10513 - Transportation and Travel Services for Health, which was itself established following a prior call for competition. In accordance with the framework agreement and the Provider Selection Regime, no separate call for competition was required.