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title: "Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider for PTS Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire Regions"
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# Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider for PTS Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire Regions
Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-non-emergency-patient-transport-service-nepts-3rd-party-private-ambulance-pro-ocds-h6vhtk-04db80). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.
> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: "Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider for PTS Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire Regions". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.
## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-midlands-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-nhs-rx9)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 March 2025 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ambulance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF, UKF1, UKF2, UKF3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £6,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-non-emergency-patient-transport-service-nepts-3rd-party-private-ambulance-pro-ocds-h6vhtk-04db80#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04db80`
## 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-non-emergency-patient-transport-service-nepts-3rd-party-private-ambulance-pro-ocds-h6vhtk-04db80#tl-md)
## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-non-emergency-patient-transport-service-nepts-3rd-party-private-ambulance-pro-ocds-h6vhtk-04db80#participate
## Description
**CONTRACT AWARD**
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) have awarded this contract following a competition under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider where needed.
One provider has been appointed to provide services for the following.
NEPTS Lincolnshire (to which EMAS provide PTS services) - part of the county, NEPTS Northamptonshire and NEPTS Derbyshire
Providers must be CQC Registered and hold the relevant licences for carrying out this work.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract 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.
## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - NEPTS Lincolnshire Private Ambulance Service Provider
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85143000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Description:** **CONTRACT AWARD**
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) have awarded this contract following a competition under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Servic...
- **Renewal published:** yes
### Lot 2: Lot 2 - NEPTS Northamptonshire Private Ambulance Service Provider
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85143000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Description:** Lot 2 - NEPTS Northamptonshire (additional resources for EMAS)
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes
### Lot 3: Lot 3 - NEPTS Derbyshire Private Ambulance Service Provider
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85143000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Description:** Lot 3 - NEPTS Derbyshire (additional resources for EMAS)
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes
## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 083598-2025-1 (active)
- Supplier(s): **Central Medical Services Ltd**
- Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-176296`
- Value: £6,000,000 † (exc. VAT)
> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.
## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 083598-2025-1 (active)
- Signed Value: £6,000,000
- Signed Date: 01/11/2025
## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F083598-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-16T22:15:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T13:38:49.680Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04db80