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Published 15 May 2025, 11:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Private Taxis and Ambulances

Official notice

Authority: North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward under frameworkAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£8,099,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Trust requires private taxis and ambulances to carry out patient transport services throughout the North West region.

CPV: Taxi services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 May 2025, 11:04 BST
Last source update
15 May 2025, 11:31 BST
Authority reference
NWAS TR
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021636
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Taxi services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05140f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    15 May 2025, 11:04 BST
  2. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    15 May 2025, 11:04 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    15 May 2025, 11:31 BST
    UK1
Published amendments (1)

the location is UKD - North west region only

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

NORTH WEST AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RX7 · GB-PPON: PGTN-2617-YXZW Chorley New Road, Bolton, North West, BL1 5DDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender