Contract award · 10 Jul 2025

Transportation and Travel Services for Health: High Dependency Transport

NHS Shared Business Services Limited awarded a contract to Advance Medical Transport Services Limited, Ambutech Pre-Hospital Care Ltd, Central Medical…

Health & social careEast of England

Open competition

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

Key facts

Buyer
NHS Shared Business Services Limited · Public Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us
Value
£1,500,000,000 across 9 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Ambulance services (CPV 85143000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date10 Jul 2025
  2. Published14 Jul 2025Published 4 days after the contract date

Description

High dependency transport is defined as the transportation of critically unwell patients who require a higher-level of medical care and monitoring throughout the journey. Providers awarded onto this lot must deliver High Dependency transportation for higher acuity/critically unwell patients requiring the skillset of a registered paramedic or Institute of Health and Care Development (IHDC), First Response Emergency Care (FREC 5) or Associate Ambulance Practitioners (AAP) qualified Technician. Bidders will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification section of the Framework Agreement.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: High Dependency TransportAdvance Medical Transport Services Limited SME, Ambutech Pre-Hospital Care Ltd SME, Central Medical Services Ltd SME, CIPHER Medical Consultancy Limited SME, DHL Supply Chain +16 more£375m
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: Bariatric Transport365 Group Ltd SME, A F J Limited, Advance Medical Transport Services Limited SME, Ambutech Pre-Hospital Care Ltd SME, The British Red Cross Society +21 more£62.5m
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: Secure Mental Health Transport365 Group Ltd SME, Central Medical Services Ltd SME, CIPHER Medical Consultancy Limited SME, DHL Supply Chain, East Anglia Medical Care Ltd SME +14 more£62.5m
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: Paediatric and Neonatal TransportAmbutech Pre-Hospital Care Ltd SME, Central Medical Services Ltd SME, CIPHER Medical Consultancy Limited SME, DHL Supply Chain, East Anglia Medical Care Ltd SME +8 more£62.5m
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: Palliative and End of Life Transport365 Group Ltd SME, Advance Medical Transport Services Limited SME, Ambutech Pre-Hospital Care Ltd SME, The British Red Cross Society, Central Medical Services Ltd SME +19 more£62.5m
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: Sitting and Wheelchair Transport365 Group Ltd SME, A F J Limited, Advance Medical Transport Services Limited SME, Ambutech Pre-Hospital Care Ltd SME, The British Red Cross Society +22 more£62.5m
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: Stretcher Vehicle Transport365 Group Ltd SME, A F J Limited, Advance Medical Transport Services Limited SME, Ambutech Pre-Hospital Care Ltd SME, The British Red Cross Society +23 more£62.5m
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Managed ServiceCentral Medical Services Ltd SME, CIPHER Medical Consultancy Limited SME, DHL Supply Chain, East Anglia Medical Care Ltd SME, ERS Medical Ltd +6 more£375m
Transportation and Travel Services for Health: Non-Emergency Patient Transport Managed ServiceEast Anglia Medical Care Ltd SME, ERS Medical Ltd, G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited£375m

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