Official UK procurement notice
Private Ambulance Services for Mental Health Services
Authority: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£700,000≈ £233k / year · £840,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPrivate Ambulance Services for Mental Health Services for Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- No preliminary market engagement: A well known market and also time constraints in order to commence the procurement process.
CPV: Ambulance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£700,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
- Weighting (Cost): Cost will be weighted overall at 30%. For full details please refer to the tender document.
- Weighting (Quality): Quality is splint into Specification (60%) and Social Value (10%). Please refer to the tender document for more detailed information.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2025, 11:19 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 09:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
C384409- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050454- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058bf3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
Timeline
21 Aug 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published21 Aug 2025, 11:19 BST
- Submission deadline399 days ago23 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by356 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent351 days ago11 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends341 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts331 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published328 days ago4 Dec 2025, 09:45 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025- Tender notice published21 Aug 2025, 11:19 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Nov 2025, 12:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Nov 2025, 12:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected25 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published4 Dec 2025, 09:45 GMTUK12
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,366,8801 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1515 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Event Medical ServicesSMEPrivate Ambulance Service for Mental Health Services1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: Can be extended by 12 months up to a maximum term of 4 years, ending 30/11/2029. | £2,366,880 | 10 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · UK Event Medical ServicesSME
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- cancelled (3 Dec 2025), An inconsistency between the service requirements advertised and the process followed has been identified, resulting in a decision that the procurement should be terminated without contract award.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UK Event Medical Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender