Contract award · 1 Nov 2025

Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider for PTS Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire Regions

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust awarded “Provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport…” to Central Medical Services Ltd for £6m.

Health & social careEast Midlands

Open competition

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
£6,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Ambulance services (CPV 85143000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Nov 2025
  2. Published16 Dec 2025Published 45 days after the contract date

Description

**CONTRACT AWARD**<br/><br/>East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EMAS) have awarded this contract following a competition under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process, for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) 3rd Party Private Ambulance Provider where needed.<br/><br/>One provider has been appointed to provide services for the following.<br/>NEPTS Lincolnshire (to which EMAS provide PTS services) - part of the county, NEPTS Northamptonshire and NEPTS Derbyshire<br/><br/>Providers must be CQC Registered and hold the relevant licences for carrying out this work.<br/><br/>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.

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