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Published 8 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Transport for Stroke and Suspected Stroke Patients

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK23)
Published estimate£300,000≈ £300k / year
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2026
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Jan 2028 · extension options published · starts 25 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 25 Jan 2027 – 31 Jan 2028 (1 yr)
Delivery: South West · Musgrove Park Hospital
Extensions: 6 month optional extensionVariant bids: not allowed

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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
8 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Last source update
8 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Sept 2026 – …
Authority reference
SFT/PSR/C459073
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084712
Classification (CPV)
Ambulance services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f42b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

8 Sept 2026 → 25 Jan 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published50 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
  2. Bids opened50 days ago
    8 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline26 days ago
    2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 87 days
    25 Jan 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA1 5DAContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NHS EnglandReview body LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.