Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 28 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Preliminary Market Engagement For Specialist Mental Health Patient Transport Services.

Authority: Swansea Bay University Health Board (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£623,602≈ £312k / year · £748,322 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 8 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Swansea Bay University Health Board undertook a preliminary market engagement exercise in relation to the proposed procurement of Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Patient Transport Services. The engagement was carried out to gain market intelligence on service delivery models, pricing structures, and potential opportunities for value for money. Information gathered through the exercise will be used to develop the procurement strategy and service specification for the planned procurement process.

The preliminary market engagement exercise was undertaken exclusively to inform the Health Board's understanding of the market and support the development of the procurement strategy, service specification, and tender documentation. Participation in the exercise does not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process, and all suppliers will be afforded equal treatment during the formal tender exercise.

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2028 (2 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: Wales
85143000 Ambulance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
28 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b43

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    28 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 11 days
    8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract startsin 64 days
    1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 10:42 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQDY-1678-DHXN 1 Talbot Gateway, Baglan Energy Park, Baglan , Port Talbot, Wales, SA12 7BR

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure