999 Urgent and Emergency Ambulance Services

Official notice

Authority: NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South West (UKK2)

Awarded value£811,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The services to be provided under this contract include 999 urgent and emergency ambulance services, to patients across the south west region. This contract has been awarded using the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process A. The estimated contract value is £811,000,000, and the services are to be delivered between 01/04/2025 and 31/03/2027.

CPV: Ambulance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Apr 2025, 10:15 BST
Last source update: 9 Apr 2025, 10:15 BST
Authority reference: C344251/QVV/RYF/999/PSRA/25
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-013861
Classification (CPV): Ambulance services
Delivery area: South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ff5c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Awarded under PSR Direct Award Process A.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This award was approved by relevant persons under the organisation's Standing Financial Instructions, as well as various relevant parties throughout the south west region. No conflicts of interest were identified in the awarding of this contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £811,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust	£811,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013861-2025-1 · South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Signed
25 Mar 2025
Value
£811,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentNHS bodyHealth Vespasian House, Barrack Road, Dorchester, South West, DT1 1TGContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NHS EnglandReview body Leeds

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOUTH WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTAwarded supplierSC235626 Westcountry House, Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, Devon, South West, EX2 7HY

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.