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Published 17 Apr 2026, 09:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of transport for stroke and suspected stroke patients

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Published estimate£130,000≈ £130k / year · £156,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 May 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 14 Jun 2027 · up to 14 Dec 2027 with extensions · starts 15 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of a dedicated transport service for patients requiring repatriation to Yeovil District Hospital (YDH) following admission to a hospital for stroke or suspected stroke (mimics).

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£130,000
Contract period: 15 Jun 2026 – 14 Jun 2027 (1 yr) · up to 14 Dec 2027 with extensionsValue: £130,000 exc. VAT · £156,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 1 x 6 months
85143000 Ambulance services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70%
  • Commercial: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Commercial
  • Technical
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Apr 2026, 09:18 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2026, 16:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Jun 2026
Authority reference
TRA030
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034963
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0684c1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

17 Apr 2026 → 25 Jun 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published195 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 09:18 BST
  2. Clarification questions by181 days ago
    1 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline168 days ago
    14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by147 days ago
    3 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent143 days ago
    8 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts136 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published126 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 16:45 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Apr 2026, 09:18 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Jun 2026, 14:35 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jun 2026, 14:35 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    22 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Procurement termination notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 16:45 BST
    UK12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £301,9351 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Western Medical Services Limited22 Jun 2026 – 21 Jun 2027 · up to 21 Dec 2027Extensions: 1 x 6 months£301,9358 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Western Medical Services Limited

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 14 Jun 2027
    Status
    cancelled (25 Jun 2026), After careful consideration, the Trust has decided to abandon this procurement process. It has been brought to our attention that, due to the nature of the service, we should have followed the Provider Selection Regime instead of the Procurement Act. The Trust intends to re-run this procurement using the PSR Competitive process.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RH5 · GB-PPON: PNWR-4212-QWHQ Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA1 5DAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WESTERN MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14587085GB-PPON: PQTH-7785-VMJD Western Medical Services Teignbridge Business Centre, Cavalier Road, Newton Abbot, South West, TQ12 6TZContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender