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title: "Provision of Neonatal Transport Service"
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# Provision of Neonatal Transport Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-neonatal-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-048afd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals Plymouth: "Provision of Neonatal Transport Service". 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:** [University Hospitals Plymouth](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-plymouth-nhs-rk9)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ambulance services, Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK41
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £780,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048afd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-neonatal-transport-service-ocds-h6vhtk-048afd#tl-md)

## Description
The contract involves the provision of a dedicated ambulance service to ensure the safe and efficient transportation of critically ill newborns. The service will include fully equipped custom ambulances built to accommodate the service incubators and specialist equipment as well as fully trained ambulance staff, to work along side our specialised medical professionals trained in neonatal care.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The contract involves the provision of a dedicated ambulance service to ensure the safe and efficient transportation of critically ill newborns. The service will include fully equipped custom ambulances built to accommodate the service incubators and...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 025866-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **First Care Ambulance Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103247`
  - Value: £780,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 025866-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £780,000
  - Signed Date: 31/07/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025866-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-14T15:45:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:38:31.294Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048afd