Official UK procurement notice
SCH - Amber Lodge Patient Transport Service
Authority: Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to engage a provider for the provision of patient transport services to support Amber Lodge, a specialist inpatient service for children and young people.
Interested suppliers are invited to review the documents and respond as outlined.
CPV: Patient-transport vehicles · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£60,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Questionnaire: 45%
- Commercial Questionnaire: 45%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial Questionnaire: Cost
- Technical Questionnaire: Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 30 May 2025, 17:53 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 14:28 BST
- Authority reference
C407171- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006606- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a23Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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
30 May 2025 → 22 May 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published30 May 2025, 17:53 BST
- Market engagement16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise in advance of a potential procurement for the provision of secure patient transport services for children and young people under the age of 16, specifically to support Amber Lodge, a specialist inpatient service. The purpose of this engagement is to understand the market's capacity and capability to deliver this service, and to gather insights to help shape the Trust’s procurement strategy and service specification. The Trust is seeking feedback on the following areas: - Potential routes to market and contracting options - Draft service specification - Pricing structure options
- Next notice expected30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published275 days ago26 Jan 2026, 12:21 GMT
- Clarification questions by265 days ago5 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline250 days ago20 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Latest notice published201 days ago10 Apr 2026, 14:28 BST
- Contract starts160 days ago22 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 May 2025, 17:53 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Jan 2026, 12:21 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active26 Jan 2026, 12:21 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Jan 2026, 12:21 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Feb 2026, 13:00 GMT26 Jan 2026, 12:21 GMT
- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 08:18 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 08:23 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published10 Apr 2026, 14:28 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2026, 14:28 BST
Published amendments (2)
Contract Term - 5 years (3 years initial term with optional 1+1 extension)
Contract Term - 5 years (3 years initial term with optional 1+1 extension)
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 26 Jan 2026
- 2025-05: 1 release · 30 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 10 Apr 2026 | CancelledThe procurement has been terminated as the bid received exceeded the advertised budget, and the project could not be funded within available financial limits. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender