Official UK procurement notice
Secure Mental Health Transfer Service
Authority: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Secure Mental Health Transfer Service is for a specific subset of our patients who require specialist Mental Health transfers, but with a secure and protected transfer, under the Mental Health Act, to a location selected by the psychiatric team assessing and sectioning the patient. These transfers are booked in advance. <br/><br/>The contract term will be for four years with the option to extend for a further 2 years therefore the maximum term of the contract will be 6 years.<br/><br/>The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust may wish to extend the use of the resulting contract to other Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration (SASC) members. These Trusts will be open to contract directly with the successful Provider as and when required. The estimated total value shall range from approx. £900,000 ( LAS expected contract value) up to £1,200,000 (Estimated combined contract value for all members of the Collaborative) over the term of the contract including any extensions.<br/>For further information on the Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration:<br/>www.scas.nhs.uk/about-scas/sasc/ ↗
CPV: Health services · Patient-transport vehicles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract NoticePublished value£900,000
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The Secure Mental Health Transfer Service is for a specific subset of our patients who require specialist Mental Health transfers, but with a secure and protected transfer, under the Mental Health Act, to a location selected by the psychiatric team assessing and sectioning the patient. These transfers are booked in advance. <br/><br/>The contract term will be for four years with the option to extend for a further 2 years therefore the maximum term of the contract will be 6 years. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust may wish to extend the use of the resulting contract to other Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration (SASC) members. These Trusts will be open to contract directly with the successful Provider as and when required. The estimated total value shall range from approx. £900,000 ( LAS expected contract value) up to £1,200,000 (Estimated combined contract value for all members of the Collaborative) over the term of the contract including any extensions.<br/>For further information on the Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration:<br/>www.scas.nhs.uk/about-scas/sasc/ ↗
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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).
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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).
- Economic & financial standing
As detailed in the invitation to tender documents.
Minimum: Bidders must have a minimum annual turnover of 1,800,000.00 - Technical & professional ability
As detailed in the invitation to tender documents.
Minimum: As detailed in the invitation to tender documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 31 Mar 2025, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2025, 16:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012096- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fae2Find a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust may wish to extend the use of the resulting contract to other Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration (SASC) members. These Trusts will be open to contract directly with the successful Provider as and when required.<br/>The estimated total value shall range from approx. £1,500,000 up to £7,500,000 over the term of the contract including any extensions<br/><br/>For further information on the Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration (SASC): https://www.scas.nhs.uk/about-scas/sasc/
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 2 May 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2025, 17:00 BST
Timeline
31 Mar 2025 → 29 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Notice published31 Mar 2025, 16:56 BST
- Bids opened31 Mar 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 May 2025
- Bids must remain valid until29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.