National Framework Agreement for the provision of Secure Patient Transport Services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Countess Of Chester Hospital

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

c2e10d83-546a-41c1-b760-bd33281481fa-869199

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 34114122, 60000000, 85100000

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Update October 2025: This notice is being updated to confirm the place of a further supplier, following receipt of requested information. Not other details of the previous notice have changed. ================================================= Update 13th February 2025: This notice is being updated to confirm the place of a further supplier, following receipt of requested information. No other details of the previous notice have changed. ================================= Update February 2025: This notice is being updated to confirm the place of a further supplier, following receipt of requested information. No other details of the previous notice have changed. ===================================================== Update December 2024: This notice is being updated to confirm the place of a further supplier, following receipt of requested information. No other details of the previous notice have changed. ===================================================== The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006. It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act. For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be deemed Relevant Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement. This framework agreement aims to support mental health patient requirements through the provision of secure patient transport services. This framework will run for a term of 2 years with options to extend for up to a further 2 years in annual increments. Additional information: Supplier instructions how to express interest and bid: 1) Browse to the esourcing portal https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk and click on view current opportunities; 2) Register your organisation on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once); 3) Accept the portal terms and conditions and click continue; enter your organisation and user details; note the username you chose and click Save; when complete you will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure); 4) Login to the portal with the username/password; 5) Click the PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier); 6) Select the title of the ITT; 7) Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your My PQQs/My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box; 8) Review the ITT documents; 9) Responding to the ITT. Click My Response under PQQ/ITT Details, you can choose to Create Response or to Decline to Respond (please give a reason if declining). You can now use the messages function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT. There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the Submit Response button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering helpdesk.

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1. Tender notice observed

   1 Aug 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   ef6ed1b5-dfcc-4148-a4a6-775eb24fdba9-770295

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   27 Nov 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   10b93e7d-ee17-4cb1-8753-bf4efc5bdb31-806082

   Published tags

   award

3. Award notice observed

   19 Dec 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   9f2b0e40-5ad5-4f8e-af17-236d4c4096f3-812319

   Published tags

   award

4. Award notice observed

   13 Feb 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• National Framework Agreement for the provision of Secure Patient Transport Services

  Buyer: Countess Of Chester HospitalSupplier: ERS TRANSITION - TRADING AS EMED GROUP LIMITED

  End date in notice

  11 Nov 2028

  Value shown in notice

  £25,000,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This value appears on 4 awards in the same procurement, so it is not included in summary totals.

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  Award or lot reference

  ocds-b5fd17-5120dfe3-fcfb-43bc-ae4a-21f2eafc2ffa-1

• National Framework Agreement for the provision of Secure Patient Transport Services

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