Official UK procurement notice
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)
Authority: NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS AN INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE for a PSR Direct Award Process for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS)
This contract will be for 12-months from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award Process C intention to award notice, this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICEAwarded
INTENTION TO AWARD NOTICE. North East and North Cumbria ICB (NENC ICB) are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following the PSR Direct Award Process C. New contract value for this year via DAP-C contract award: £2,999,000.00 for a period of 12 months from 01 April 2025 to 31st March 2026.
The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of The Procurement Act 2023 Regulations do not apply to this award.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net
Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 22.5%, Value 22.5%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 22.5%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 22.5% and Social Value - 10%.
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
- 14 Apr 2025, 17:06 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2025, 11:30 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020779- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502dfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 25 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
- Review procedure
Following any raised representation, NENC ICB will complete an internal review process in accordance with PSR regulations.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the Standstill Period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 25 April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to: nencicb.procurement@nhs.net Key Award Criteria - Quality and innovation - 22.5%, Value 22.5%, Integration, collaboration and service sustainability - 22.5%, improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice - 22.5% and Social Value - 10%. Award decision-makers: The final decision to award the contract was made by North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) Contracting Sub-Committee on 27 September 2024. No conflicts of interest were declared.
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated13 May 2025, 11:30 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ClassificationII.1.2 | — | — |
In section 2.4) Description of the procurement and Section IV.1.1) Type of procedure, please note that the standstill period will now end on 29 April 2025 and representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by this date.
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 contract has now been formally awarded using Direct Award Process C. New contract value for t…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust | £2,999,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 015095-2025-1 · North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £2,999,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care BoardReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- North West Ambulance Service NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.