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Published 30 May 2025, 21:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Non Emergency Patient Transport Open Framework

Official notice

Authority: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£1,000,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 May 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 6 May 2030 · up to 5 May 2034 with extensions · starts 6 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Non-emergency Transport and other Transport Service DPS provides a compliant route to market to procure staff and patient transport services within geographical region(s) across the UK, over five categories that include; Booking and Eligibility Assessment Services, Core Patient Transport Services, Mental Health and Secure Patient Transport, High Dependency Patient Transport, and Taxi and Passenger Transport. This procurement will be subject to subsequent approvals from the internal LPP Executive, NHSE Commercial Efficiencies Optimisation Programme and Cabinet Office Spend Controls

CPV: Taxi services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 6 May 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 6 May 2026 – 6 May 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 5 May 2034 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
60120000 Taxi services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Non Emergency Patient Transport Open Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 May 2025, 21:28 BST
Last source update
30 May 2025, 21:28 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028953
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Taxi services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a26 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

30 May 2025 → 6 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    30 May 2025, 21:28 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts175 days ago
    6 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    30 May 2025, 21:28 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDZC-6438-DGPX Great Maze Pond, London, London, SE1 9RTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender