Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Emergency & Urgent Care Services Additional Hour PSR
Authority: South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA range of Private Ambulance Services ("the Services") across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Hampshire. These services are Paramedic led services for blocks of 399 hours. The Required Shift Pattern is A / B.
These contracts are to be awarded under PSR - Direct Award C
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Emergency & Urgent Care Services Additional Hour PSR
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Oct 2024, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Oct 2024, 15:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033619- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ad62Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Awarding contracts under Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C.
As per Schedule 3 Regulation 9(4), this notice is being used as the Content of notice of intention to award to the above listed providers under Direct Award Process C.
There were no Conflict of Interests.
The rationale for choosing this method is as follows:
the term of an existing contract is due to expire, and South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust proposes a new contract to replace the existing contract at the end of its term
the proposed contracting arrangements are not changing considerably
South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust is of the view that the existing provider (or group of providers) is satisfying the existing contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Publisher note: This notice is being used as a Content of notice of intention to award to the above named providers, under Direct Award Process C. This notice is to commence the eight day standstill period, which upon its expiry, it is South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust's intention to proceed to award of these contracts
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medi 4 Ambulance Services LtdSME | £1,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
| SOUTHERN MEDICAL RESCUE LTDSME | £2,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Medicare EMS Group UK LimitedSME | £1,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Emergency & Urgent Care Services Additional Hour PSR · Medi 4 Ambulance Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,300,000
- Status
- active
Contract 033619-2024-2 · SOUTHERN MEDICAL RESCUE LTDSME
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2024
- Value
- £2,800,000
- Status
- active
Contract 033619-2024-3 · Medicare EMS Group UK LimitedSME
- Signed
- 11 Oct 2024
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | £1,300,000 – £2,800,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Medi 4 Ambulance Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Medicare EMS Group UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Southern Medical Rescue LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.