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# Secure Ambulance Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/secure-ambulance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058d90). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Devon Partnership NHS Trust: "Secure Ambulance Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Devon Partnership NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-partnership-nhs-trust-nhs-rwv)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ambulance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/secure-ambulance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058d90#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058d90`

## 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/secure-ambulance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058d90#tl-md)

## Description
Devon Partnership NHS Trust are commencing a tender exercise for a 5 year Mental Health, Secure Ambulance Transport Service for both Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Livewell Southwest. There will be a further 2 years optional extensions built into this new contract. This new contract is expected to commence 20th January 2026 and "DPT" are hosting a pre-tender submission market engagement event via MS Teams at 10am on the 2nd October, if you wish to participate in this event, please contact simon.worthy@nhs.net for further details

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85143000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 20/01/2026 to 19/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F054971-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-09-09T11:15:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:18:02.453Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058d90