Official UK procurement notice
Private Ambulance Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust ("EMAS") requires Private Ambulance Services for the period 2026/2027. These encompass Double Crewed Ambulances (DCAs) with a mix of Paramedic, Technicians and Emergency Care Assistants (ECA).
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (“EMAS”) requires Private Ambulance Services…AwardedPublished value£12,000,000
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (“EMAS”) requires Private Ambulance Services for the period 2026/2027. These encompass Double Crewed Ambulances (DCAs) with a mix of Paramedic, Technicians and Emergency Care Assistants (ECA).<br/><br/>The indicative requirement is for 32 crews over 3 regional areas within East Midlands Ambulance with varying shift patterns, although it should be noted that this level of crews may fluctuate during the course of this contract depending on demand and resource planning.<br/><br/>There is a total of 3 lots associated with this procurement as follow:<br/>Lot 1 - South East (South Lincolnshire)<br/>Lot 2 - South (Leicestershire)<br/>Lot 3 - North (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire)<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare 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 intention to award a contract is following a competitive process.<br/><br/>The contract is for a 12 month period commencing on 1st April 2026 with no option to extend. (01/04/2026 - 31/03/2027)<br/><br/>Lifetime Value of this contract is £12,000,000.
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 (5)
- Key Criteria 1 – Quality and Innovation: 21%
- Key Criteria 4 – Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 13%
- Key Criteria 2 - Value: 40%
- Key Criteria 5 - Social Value: 10%
- Key Criteria 3 – Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 16%
Published award criteria (5)
- Key Criteria 1 – Quality and Innovation: 21%
- Key Criteria 3 – Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 16
- Key Criteria 4 – Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice: 13
- Key Criteria 5 - Social Value: 10
- Key Criteria 2 - Value: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 15:57 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Dec 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061918- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05176dFind 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 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 17/03/2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected]<br/><br/><br/>The decision has been made by East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust Board.<br/><br/>EMAS has assessed against the 5 key criteria required under the provider selection regime with the following weighted criteria:<br/><br/>1. Key Criteria 1 – Quality and Innovation - 21%<br/>2. Key Criteria 2 - Value - 40%<br/>3. Key Criteria 3 – Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 16%<br/>4. Key Criteria 4 – Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 13%<br/>5. Key Criteria 5 – Social Value - 10%<br/><br/>The successful supplier scored highest across the key criteria based on their submission for this procurement. EMAS are confident that Central Medical Services can meet the key criteria as set out in the specification. Central Medical Services was awarded all three lots.<br/><br/>No Conflicts of Interest were identified within this procurement process.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 2 Dec 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 5 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published19 May 2025, 15:57 BST
- Tender notice expected383 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline322 days ago2 Dec 2025
- Bids opened319 days ago5 Dec 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until202 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published111 days ago1 Jul 2026, 16:06 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Pipeline notice published19 May 2025, 15:57 BSTUK1
- Published value updated to £12,000,00028 Oct 2025, 15:35 GMTwas £17,000,000
- Status changed to active28 Oct 2025, 15:35 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Oct 2025, 15:35 GMT
- Deadline published: 2 Dec 202528 Oct 2025, 15:35 GMT
- Buyer details updated28 Oct 2025, 15:35 GMT
- Status changed to complete5 Mar 2026, 16:44 GMT
Published amendments (1)
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) notice that this provider selection 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.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 19 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| central medical services ltdSME | £12,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020121-2026-1 · central medical services ltdSME
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2026
- Value
- £12,000,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- central medical services ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
Notices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender