Transportation and Travel Services for Health

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

NHS Shared Business Services Limited

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

059289-2025

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85143000

Published tags

tenderUpdate

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

NHS Shared Business Services act in an Agency capacity for and on behalf of its customers (Approved Organisations) - existing and new. These comprise of NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) along with any other public or private sector bodies which NHS SBS authorises to use the resulting Framework/Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). NHS Shared Business Services Limited (NHS SBS) has put in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Transportation and Travel Services for Health and related Goods and Services for Healthcare to be used by NHS SBS Approved Organisations. Approved Organisations are NHS and Social Care organisations (whether acting individually, or on behalf of, or together as members of any consortia) or any combined authority, integrated care board, local authority, NHS England, NHS foundation trust, NHS trust or any other body listed as a "relevant authority" in the National Health Service Act 2006, which the Authority authorises to use the resulting Framework. These organisations, for the purpose being a principal to the framework agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations are identifiable on the list of Approved Organisations and may be added to from time to time. Our Approved Organisation list can be found on: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements-categories/ The framework includes: Lot 1 - High Dependency Transport Lot 2 - Specialist Vehicle Transport Lot 2a - Bariatric Transport Lot 2b - Secure Mental Health Transport Lot 2c - Paediatric and Neonatal Transport Lot 2d - Palliative and End of Life Transport Lot 2e - Sitting and Wheelchair Transport Lot 2f - Stretcher Vehicle Transport Lot 3 - Non-Emergency Patient Transport Managed Service Lot 4 - Transportation Marketplace

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Observed notice trail

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1. Award notice observed

   14 Jul 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   039645-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

2. Award record updated

   22 Aug 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   050837-2025

   Published tags

   awardUpdate, contractUpdate

3. Tender record updated

   24 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   059289-2025

   Published tags

   tenderUpdate

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• High Dependency Transport

  Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services LimitedSupplier: ADVANCE MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £375,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

  Open the official Find a Tender notice for High Dependency Transport

  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 figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  039645-2025-SBS10513-1

• High Dependency Transport

  Buyer: NHS Shared Business Services LimitedSupplier: Ambutech Pre-Hospital Care Ltd

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Options are statedLot 1

  2 optional 12-month extension opportunities, taking the Contract End potentially to 31/08/2029. Under the Provider Selection Regime, the Authority reserves the right to reopen the competition up to four times to new bidders at any time throughout the lifecycle of this Framework. Reopening will be advertised as required under PSR legislation and conducted via our sourcing portal using the same evaluation criteria for all bidder submissions.

  Published 14 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 039645-2025
• Options are statedLot 2a

  2 optional 12-month extension opportunities, taking the Contract End potentially to 31/08/2029.

  Published 14 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 039645-2025
• Options are statedLot 2b

  2 optional 12-month extension opportunities, taking the Contract End potentially to 31/08/2029.

  Published 14 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 039645-2025
• Options are statedLot 2c

  2 optional 12-month extension opportunities, taking the Contract End potentially to 31/08/2029.

  Published 14 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 039645-2025
• Options are statedLot 2d

  2 optional 12-month extension opportunities, taking the Contract End potentially to 31/08/2029.

  Published 14 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 039645-2025
• Options are statedLot 2e

  2 optional 12-month extension opportunities, taking the Contract End potentially to 31/08/2029.

  Published 14 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 039645-2025
• Options are statedLot 2f

  2 optional 12-month extension opportunities, taking the Contract End potentially to 31/08/2029.

  Published 14 Jul 2025.Open supporting notice 039645-2025