Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £52,909,170
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Ambulance services (CPV 85143000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 051166-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Aug 2025
- Published26 Aug 2025Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
Non-emergency Patient Transport (NEPTS) provides pre-planned and on-day (unplanned) transport to support eligible patients to access NHS funded care. NEPTS caters for those patients who are either too ill to get to hospital without assistance or for whom travelling may cause their condition to deteriorate. The service provides for a wide range of patient mobilities, requiring a variety of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the patient’s medical needs - including specialist moving and handling or support during transport such as provision of oxygen. <br/><br/>Across South Yorkshire, YAS has a fleet of around 90 vehicles operating from 9 stations. As the long-standing provider of key urgent and emergency care services (Emergency Ambulance, NHS111, NEPTS) YAS is an established partner within the South Yorkshire ICS and a stakeholder in the delivery of SYICB operational priorities and achievement of a balanced system financial position. <br/><br/>Within South Yorkshire, YAS …
About the supplier
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust: every public contract they have won.