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title: "Provision of a Safe Bus for Plymouth City Centre to NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group"
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# Provision of a Safe Bus for Plymouth City Centre to NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-safe-bus-for-plymouth-city-centre-to-nhs-devon-clinical-commissioning-group-ocds-h6vhtk-03520c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Devon: "Provision of a Safe Bus for Plymouth City Centre to NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Devon](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-devon-GB-FTS-59872)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £256,140 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03520c`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-safe-bus-for-plymouth-city-centre-to-nhs-devon-clinical-commissioning-group-ocds-h6vhtk-03520c#tl-md)

## Description
Devon Clinical Commissioning Group have commissioned a Provider to deliver a Safe Bus into Plymouth City centre to support people and providers within the night-time economy, with the aim of reducing ambulance and Emergency Department (ED) attendances.
The Provider will provide a Safe Bus service that is clinically staffed and a safe place.
As well as a safe space for people in a vulnerable state the ambulance will provide
clinical assessment, first aid, fluid replacement and a safe place for people.
Patients will be able to self-present or may be assisted through Police, Ambulance service, street pastors, security staff etc.
The provider will also provide a front-line ambulance (along with all consumables and equipment normally found on a front-line ambulance) which is able to convey a patient to hospital if required.
This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision a Safe Bus for Plymouth City Centre to NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (active)
  - Award id: `019300-2022-15N-CT-2022-23-BAEMS-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bristol Ambulance EMS LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180790`
  - Value: £256,140 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision a Safe Bus for Plymouth City Centre to NHS Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (active)
  - Signed Value: £256,140

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019300-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-14T14:15:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T14:12:21.681Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03520c