Official UK procurement notice
Paramedic Emergency Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Paramedic Emergency Services in the North West.
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of Paramedic Emergency Services in the North WestAwarded
The provision of Paramedic Emergency Services in the North West.
Start Date: 01/04/2026
End Date: 31/03/2027
The lifetime value of the contract is £478,451,860 (indicative).
The associates to this contract are;
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care Board
NHS North East & North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process A.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Apr 2026, 12:47 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2026, 12:47 BST
- Authority reference
PES-QE1-RX7-2026-2027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039865- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068f31Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract 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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract 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 processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. Details of Decision Makers: The recommendation to award the contract via this route has been endorsed at the ICB Commissioning Resource Group on the 6th February 2026. The final decision to award the contract was made by the LSC ICB Executive Committee on the 17th February 2026. There were no conflicts of interest identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust | £478,451,860 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Paramedic Emergency Services · North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £478,451,860
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
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.