Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Secure Patient Transport
Authority: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have awarded a contract to Secure Care UK Limited under the Provider Selection Regime via a competitve process for a period of 36 months plus 2 x 12 month optional extensions.
Secure Care UK Limited will provide patient transport services. This involves transferring users from one facility to another for the purposes of, for example, relocation or to receive treatment in an inpatient setting.
CPV: Ambulances · Health services · Patient-transport vehicles · Prisoner-transport vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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)
- Quality and Innovation: 22%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 8%
- price: 43%
- Social Value: 10%
- Integration, Collaboration And Service Sustainability: 17%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 22%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 8%
- Integration, Collaboration And Service Sustainability: 17%
- Social Value: 10%
- Price: 43%
- Price carries 43 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.3 points. Quality carries 30 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 7 Aug 2024, 11:10 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
SP1887- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044613- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04885dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Sept 2024, 12:01 BST
Timeline
2 Sept 2024 → 31 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened2 Sept 2024, 12:01 BST
- Submission deadline20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published31 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
Notice history
4 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Dec 2024- Deadline moved to 20 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT20 Dec 2024, 15:24 GMT+140 days · was 2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Jun 2025, 10:05 BST
- Buyer details updated31 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening tenders · IV.2.7 | 2 Sept 2024 | 20 Jan 2025 | +140 d |
| — | TextDescription of Procurement · II.2.4 | The estimated start date is 1st January 2025 with a mobilisation period from the contract award date of 1st November 2024. Tender closes on 2nd September 2024 at 12 Noon. | The estimated start date is 1st April 2025 with a mobilisation period from the 21st February 2025. Tender closes on 20th January 2025 at 12 Noon. | |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 2 Sept 2024 | 20 Jan 2025 | +140 d |
TEWVs current annual spend on secure service user transport is £1.4million. We anticipate that costs will reduce considerably once a contract is awarded as current out of contract spot purchase costs are heavily inflated.
The closing date for the receipt of the Invitiation to tender is the 20th January 2025. The closing date for clarifications is the 13th January 2025. There is no change to the expression of interest closing date.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2024-08: 2 releases · 7 Aug 2024, 15 Aug 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECURECARE (UK) LIMITED | — | — | Awarded |
| Secure Care UK | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 044613-2025-1 · Secure Care UK
- Signed
- 8 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 033167-2025-1 · SECURECARE (UK) LIMITED
- Signed
- 20 Jan 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have awarded a contract to Secure Care… | 7bids | — | — | £4,000,000 – £4,200,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £4,000,000 – £4,200,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- TEES, ESK AND WEAR VALLEYS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Liz RomaniakReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Secure Care UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Securecare UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.