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# Provision of Secure Patient Transport

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-secure-patients-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-05f8ad). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust: "Provision of Secure Patient Transport". Published status: complete. Published Value: £7,700,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Jan 2026. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-solihull-mental-health-foundation-trust-nhs-rxt)
- **Published Value:** £7,700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 January 2026 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,622,715 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-secure-patients-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-05f8ad#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f8ad`

## 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-secure-patients-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-05f8ad#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-secure-patients-transport-ocds-h6vhtk-05f8ad#participate

## Description
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety.<br/>This will be 24 hours per day, 365 day per year including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday during the period of the contract and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.<br/>The duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option. To ensure there is sufficient cover across the region a dual award model is followed with the two highest ranked providers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £7,700,000
- **Description:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Menta...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2031

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 052323-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd and Prometheus Complex Care Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182650`
  - Value: £1,880,655 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 052323-2026-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MedExpress**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185665`
  - Value: £2,742,060 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 052323-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,880,655
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2026

- **Contract:** 052323-2026-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,742,060
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F091877-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-29T12:30:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T07:41:51.302Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f8ad