Private Ambulance Service Elit

Official notice

Authority: East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)

Awarded value£10,080,900published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 7 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Elite EMS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Private Ambulance Services to East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust for FY25/26.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Third-Party Supplier will be required to provide Accident & Emergency and Urgent…Awarded

The Third-Party Supplier will be required to provide Accident & Emergency and Urgent ambulance service to patients resident in, visiting on holiday or via work or travelling through the various regions within England and Wales. East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust are intending to award a contract to an existing process following direct award process C under the Provider Selection Regime regulations 2024. The contract will commence 1st April 2025 and end on 31/03/2026. The approximate lifetime value of this contract is £10,080,900

Delivery: East Midlands

85100000 Health services

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: 11 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update: 11 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-008799
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ebb6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 21/03/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 21/03/2025. 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 samuel.rudd@nottshc.nhs.uk Award decision makers: East Midlands Ambulance NHS Trust Board No Conflicts of Interest Identified. Integration, collaboration and service sustainability; quality and innovation; improving access, and value were viewed as the most important of the key criteria due to the nature of the services provided. Social value was also considered within the assessment.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £10,080,9001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Elite EMSSME	£10,080,900 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008799-2025-1 · Elite EMSSME
Signed
7 Mar 2025
Value
£10,080,900
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentRegional or local authorityHealth Trust Headquarters, 1 Horizon Place, Mellors Way, Nottingham Business Park, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG8 6PYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Elite Emergency Medical Services LtdAwarded supplier07559146 Unit 21 Darwell Park, Mica Cl, Tamworth, Tamworth, East Midlands, B77 4DRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.