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
- Supplier
- Emed Group Limited
- Value
- £20,301,655
- 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
- 088115-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2026
- Published17 Sep 2026Published 108 days after the contract date
Description
To provide Renal Non Emergency Patient Transport Services to the population of South Yorkshire.<br/><br/>This notice is confirmation that the contract has been awarded based on a framework agreement without competition.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £20,301,655 based on the 3 year contract and the 2 year optional extension.<br/><br/>The contract will run from 01/06/2026 to 31/05/2029 plus the option to extend for a further 2 years.<br/><br/>This is an existing service with an existing provider.
About the supplier
Emed Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13121344).