Contract award · 5 Mar 2026

Private Ambulance Services

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust awarded “Private Ambulance Services” to Central Medical Services Ltd for £12m on 5 Mar 2026.

Health & social careEast Midlands

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Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · Body governed by public law
Value
£12,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Ambulance services (CPV 85143000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date5 Mar 2026
  2. Published5 Mar 2026Published the same day

Description

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (“EMAS”) requires Private Ambulance Services for the period 2026/2027. These encompass Double Crewed Ambulances (DCAs) with a mix of Paramedic, Technicians and Emergency Care Assistants (ECA).<br/><br/>The indicative requirement is for 32 crews over 3 regional areas within East Midlands Ambulance with varying shift patterns, although it should be noted that this level of crews may fluctuate during the course of this contract depending on demand and resource planning.<br/><br/>There is a total of 3 lots associated with this procurement as follow:<br/>Lot 1 - South East (South Lincolnshire)<br/>Lot 2 - South (Leicestershire)<br/>Lot 3 - North (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire)<br/><br/>This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Healthcare Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not ap…

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